Daugherty: Fire and Blood, MotorCity Triptych & Raise the Roof
- Helen Medlyn, James Judd, Nathan Gunn & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- John Cerminaro, Zita Carno, Charlotte Cerminaro, Maria Larionoff, Toby Saks, Stephen Mosko & California EAR Unit
- Mei-Ann Chen, Chicago Sinfonietta & Harlem Quartet
- Christopher Lamb, Judith LeClair & Jonathan Feldman
- Phoenix Symphony Orchestra & James Sedares
- Michael Tilson Thomas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest