Spanish pianist Isabel Dobarro’s album Kaleidoscope on the Grand Piano label has won the 2025 Latin GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Album. The recording’s programme comprises contemporary music by a global selection of female composers, reflecting Isabel’s assiduous commitment to such repertoire.

In 2016, together with mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna, Isabel created the Women in Music Project to promote music by female composers from around the world. Her subsequent advocacy of such repertoire has been recognised with a Women to Follow Award, the Alfiler de Oro Prize and a New York Women Composers’ Seed Money Grant; she was also a finalist at the Future Women of Classical Music Awards in London.

The composers heard on this album have all made outstanding contributions to the music world, whether as GRAMMY Award and Pulitzer Prize recipients, Guggenheim Award or Latin GRAMMY Award winners. The music ranges across continents, cultures and traditions to inspire pianists and audiences alike.

Released in October 2024, the album went on to receive widespread acclaim: “Kaleidoscope is a pleasure from start to finish.” (Fanfare); “Superb performances all.” (American Record Guide); “[A] brilliantly inventive showcase for exciting music by contemporary women composers … stunning virtuosity … the excitement she delivers is truly memorable.” (MusicWeb International)

Congratulations to Isabel and all those involved in the production of this fine release.