Bravo's Past

1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2007

1932-33

Jacques Gordon & Lee Patterson
Coe Glade
Minneapolis Symphony - Eugene Ormandy

1933-34

Russian Symphonic Choir
Minneapolis Symphony - Eugene Ormandy
Roth String Quartet

1934-35

La Forge Spanish Trio
National Symphony - Hans Kindler
Attilio Baggiore

1935-36

Edwin & Jewel Hughes
Giovanni Martinelli
Edith Lorand & Orchestra
Vienna Choir Boys

1936-37

Gladys Swarthout
National Symphony - Hans Kindler
Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet
Benno Rabinoff

1937-38

Kirstin Flagstad
National Symphony - Hans Kindler
Jose Iturbi
Albert Spalding

1938-39

Philadelphia Orchestra - Eugene Ormandy
Lubozhutz & Nemenoff
Richard Crooks
Opera on Tour -Faust

1939-40

Lily Pons
Monte Carlo Ballet Russe
Cincinnati Symphony - Eugene Goosens
Allan Jones
Yehudi Menuhin

1940-41

North Carolina Symphony - Benjamin Swalin
Littlefield Ballet
Helen Jepson
John Charles Thomas
Cleveland Orchestra - Artur Rodzinski
Don Cossack Chorus
Lobushuts & Nemenoff with Jarmila Novotna

1941-42

Marian Anderson
Lawrence Tibbett
Philadelphia Orchestra - Eugene Ormandy
Jose Iturbi
Nordic Choral Ensemble
Bidu Sayao

1942-43

Artur Rubenstein
Dusolina Giannini
Lansing Hatfield & Anna Kaskas
Romberg Ensemble

1943-44

Cleveland Orchestra - Artur Rodzinski
Ezio Pinza
Nathan Milstein
Loboshutz & Nemenoff
Carmen Amaya Spanish Dance Company

1944-45

Cleveland Orchestra - Vladimir Golschmann
Gladys Swarthout
Jan Peerce
Alexander Brailowsky
Isaac Stern
NYC Opera Company - The Gypsy Baron

1945-46

Fritz Kreisler
Cleveland Orchestra - Erich Leinsdorf
Alexander Brailowsky
Marian Anderson
Thomas L. Thomas
Don Cossack Chorus

1946-47

Baltimore Symphony - Reginald Stewart
Metropolitan Opera Ensemble
Patrice Munsel
Nathan Milstein
Claudio Arrau
Robert Weede
Original Ballet Russe

1947-48

Minneapolis Symphony - Dimitri Mitropoulos
Lauritz Melchior & Orchestra
Alexander Brailowsky
Joseph Szigeti
Blanche Thebom
Farbman Sinfonietta

1948-49

Pittsburgh Symphony - Leonard Bernstein
Four Piano Ensemble
National Male Quartet
Winnifred Heidt
Mariemma & Her Dance Ensemble
Isaac Stern
Indianapolis Symphony - Fabian Sevitzky

1949-50

Richard Tucker
Robert Shaw Chorale
Joseph Schuster
Cincinnati Symphony - Thor Johnson
Buffalo Philharmonic - William Steinberg, Seymour Lipkin - pianist
Eleanor Steber

1950-51

Frank Edwinn
Charles L. Wagner Productions - La Boheme
Ballet Theatre
National Male Quartet
Kirsten Flagstad
Nikita Magaloff

1951-52

Jerome Hines
Kuttner-Martin Productions - Die Fledermaus
Patrice Munsel
Rodgers & Hammerstein Night
Celius Dougherty & Vincent Ruzicka
Pittsburgh Symphony - Paul Paray

1952-53

Bidu Sayao
Set Svanholm
Festival of Song - Fred Waring
Jeanne Mitchell
Indianapolis Symphony - Fabien Sevitsky
Artur Rubenstein

1953-54

Leonard Warren
Rise Stevens
Immortal Musicals
Detroit Symphony - Paul Paray
National Symphony - Howard Mitchell
Gina Bachauer
Isaac Ster

1954-55

Hilde Gueden
Boris Goldovsky Opera Theatre
Barber of Seville
Jascha Heifitz
Philadelphia Orchestra - Eugene Ormandy
Brian Sullivan
Arthur Gold & Robert Fizdale

1955-56

Boris Goldovsky Opera Theatre
Don Pasquale
Joseph Schuster
Jerome Hines
Roberta Peters
The Ballet Theatre
Houston Symphony Orchestra - Milton Katims

1956-57

Robert Merrill
National Swedish Chorus
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
An Evening with Johann Strauss
Pittsburgh Symphony - William Steinberg
Ferrante & Teicher

1957-58

Andre Tchaikowsky
Joseph Szigeti
Philadelphia Orchestra - Eugene Ormandy
Cesare Valletti
Westminster Choir
Victoria De Los Angeles

1958-59

Jerome Hines
Jean Madeira
New Orleans Philharmonic - Alexander Hilsberg
Grant Johannesen - pianist
National Ballet of Canada
Minneapolis Symphony - Antal Dorati

1959-60

New York Opera Festival
La Traviata
Ruth Slenczynska
Chicago Opera Ballet
Dorothy Kirsten
Pittsburgh Symphony - William Steinbert

1960-61

New York Opera Festival
Madame Butterfly
Eileen Farrell
Philadelphia Orchestra - Eugene Ormandy
Grant Johannesen
Theodor Uppman
Ruggiero Ricci

1961-62

Chicago Opera Ballet
Boston Pops Orchestra - Arthur Fiedler
Leonard Pennariao
Lisa Della Casa
Indianapolis Symphony - Izler Solomon
Cornell MacNeil

1962-63

Orfeon of Coimbra
Rudolph Serkin
National Ballet of Canada
Richard Tucker
The Hague Philharmonic - Willem Van Otterloo

1963-64

Hans Richter-Haaser
San Francisco Ballet
Robert Shaw Chorale
Houston Symphony - Sir John Barbirolli
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Sir Malcolm Sargent

1964-65

Raduga Dancers
Phyllis Curtin
Tamas Vasary
Richart Tucker
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Eugen Jochum
Goldovsky Grand Opera Theatre - La Boheme

1965-66

Tom Krause
Van Cliburn
Metropolitan Touring Opera Company - Carmen
Mary Costa
Monte Carlo Orchestra - Paul Paray

1966-67

American Ballet Theatre
Anna Moffo
New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler
Metropolitan Touring Opera Company - La Traviata
Buffalo Philharmonic - Lukas Foss

1967-68

Whit-Lo Singers
Birgit Nilsson
American Ballet Theatre
Lorin Hollander
Philadelphia Orchestra - Eugene Ormandy

1968-69

John Browning
Goldovsky Opera Theatre - Carmen
Detroit Symphony - Sixten Ehrling
Ruth Page's International Ballet
National Symphony of Washington - Arthur Fiedler
Robert Merrill

1969-70

Osipov Balalaika Orchestra
National Ballet of Canada
Lee Luvisi
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf
London Philharmonic - Bernard Haitink

1970-71

Melbourne Symphony - Willem Van Otterloo
Folk Ballet of Korea
Leontyne Price
Krsmanovich Chorus
Phillipe Entremont

1971-72

Beverly Sills
Andre Watts
The London Symphony Orchestra - Andre Previn
Fiesta Mexicana
Rinat Choir of Israel
DeCormier Singers

1972-73

Cleveland Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
National Ballet of Washington
Beryozka Dance Company of Russia
Maralin Niska & John Stewart
Jorge Bolet

1973-74

Montserrat Caballe
New York Philharmonic - Pierre Boulez
Joffrey II Ballet
David Bar-Illan
Erick Friedman

1974-75

Soviet Georgian Dancers
Frederica Von Stade
Rudolph Firkusny
Sherrill Milnes
Pittsburgh Symphony - Donald Johanos

1975-76

Garde Republicaine Concert
Band of Paris
Czechoslovakian Folk Ballet & Orchestra
Vienna Choir Boys
Lenus Carlson, baritone
Minnesota Orchestra - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

1976-77

Garrick Ohlsson, pianist
Bayanihan Phillipine Dance Company
Leningrad Symphony Orchestra - Yuri Temirakov
Robert Wagner Chorale
Pinchas Zuckerman

1977-78

Shirley Verett, soprano
Alexis Weissenberg, pianist
Moscow Chorale
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Okko Kamu

1978-79

Gregg Smith Singers
Budapest Symphony Orchestra - Gyorgy Lehel
Festival of Russian Dance
North Carolina Opera Company - Barber of Seville
Ted Joselson
Donald Gramm

1979-80

Emanuel Ax
Gloriana Productions - H.M.S. Pinafore
Les Grands Ballet Canadiens
Neil Rosenshein
Judith Blegen
Tamburitzan Folk Ensemble

1980-81

Paul Schenly
Marilyn Horne
Texas Opera Theatre - La Boheme
Royal Ballet of Flanders
Czech Philharmonic

1981-82

Cleveland Orchestra - Andrew Davis
Goldovsky Grand Opera Theatre Don Giovanni
New Orleans Philharmonic - Phillipe Entremont
Ballet Fantasio
Roger Wagner Chorale
Andre Watts

1982-83

Obernkirchen Children's Choir
Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig
New York Opera National Company
Cecile Licad, pianist
Canadian Brass

1983-84

Nathaniel Rosen, cello
Caracas New World Ballet
Horacio Gutierrez, piano
The Hague Philharmonic
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
Tatiana Troyanos, mezzo-soprano

1984-85

San Francisco West Opera Theatre
Robert McDuffie, violin
Mazowsze Polish Dance Company
Rotterdam Philharmonic
LaBeque Sisters, duo - piano
Jorma Hynninen, baritone

1985-86

Marvis Martin, soprano
Elmar Oliveria, violin
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Chamber Ballet U.S.A.
North Carolina Opera with Jerome Hines / Faust
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

1986-87

Robert White, tenor
Spanish Lute Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Ballet de France
N.Y. City Opera Ballet
The Westminster Choir

1987-88

Tonkuenstler Orchestra / Vienna
Hambro Piano Quartet
Oslo Philharmonic
Samuel Ramey, bass-baritone
Belgrade State Folk Ensemble
Leonard Prennario, piano

1988-89

The Royal Ballet of Flanders
The Atlanta Symphony
Vladimir Feltsman, piano
The Empire Brass
Kathleen Battle

1989-90

Andras Schiff
Faith Esham
Philharmonia of London
Warsaw Ballet
Greg Smith Singers
Solisti New York

1990-91

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic
John O'Conor, piano
Pirin Bulgarian Folk Ensemble
Swingle Singers

1991-92
(60th Anniversary)

Alexei Sultanov, piano
The Prague Symphony
The Vienna Symphony
NYC Opera "Tosca"
Maszowsze Polish Folk Ensemble

1992-93

Misha & Cipa Dichter, piano
The Empire Brass
Student Concert
Leland Chen, violin
Alvin Ailey Dance
Moscow Virtuosi
The King's Singers

1993-94

Jerry Hadley
Vivaldi Orchestra of Moscow
Dale Warland Singers
Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Dresden State Orchestra

1994-95

Houston Symphony
Stephen Hough
Principal Dancers, NYC Ballet
Russian State Chorus
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks

1995-96

Summit Brass
BBC Symphony Orchestra
An Evening with John Bayless
New York Vocal Arts Ensemble
Bolshoi Ballet Ensemble

1996-97

Andreas Haefliger, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
NYC Opera National Company
Tafelmusic (orchestra)

1997-98

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ying Huang, soprano
NYC Opera National Company
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Chanticleer

1998-99

St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
London City Opera - Die Fledermaus
Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
Russian National Ballet
Jon Nakamatsu, piano

1999-2000

Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Empire Brass
Philharmonia Hungarica
Ballet de L'Opera de Bordeaux
NYC Opera National Company - Barber of Seville

2000-01

Iceland Symphony
Veriovka Ukranian National Song & Dance Ensemble
London City Opera - Carmen
Prague Chamber Orchestra - Beaux Arts Trio
Miami City Ballet

2001-02

Bobby McFerrin
Moscow State Symphony Orchestra – Vladimir Feltsman, piano
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players - H.M.S. Pinafore
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - Theatre de la Jeune Lune
North Carolina Dance Theatre - Cinderella

2002-03

Quartetto Gelato
Shanghai Ballet - Coppelia
London City Opera - Madame Butterfly
Hungarian National Philharmonic
Band of the Grenadier Guards with Scots Highlanders
I Musici de Montreal

2003-2004

Teatro Lirico d’Europa - Don Giovanni
Philharmonia of the Nations - Robert McDuffie, violin
Katia & Marielle Labeque, piano duo
Moscow Festival Ballet – Giselle
Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio

2004-2005

Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company
Opera Verdi Europa – Aida
Prague Symphony Orchestra - Marin Kasik, piano
St Petersburg State Ballet Theatre - Russian Seasons
Proteus 7

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008