The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1981, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1980. Album of the Year went to Michael Omartian and Christopher Cross for Christopher Cross, Record and Song of the Year went to Christopher Cross for "Sailing". Cross was the first artist in Grammy history to win all four General Field awards in a single ceremony, bringing home Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. Award winners Record of the Year Michael Omartian (producer) & Christopher Cross for "Sailing" Album of the Year Michael Omartian (producer) & Christopher Cross for Christopher Cross Song of the Year Christopher Cross for "Sailing" Best New Artist Christopher Cross Children's Best Recording for Children David Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) for In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record performed by various artists Classical Best Classical Orchestral Recording Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Henry Lewis (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Prima Donna, Vol. 5 - Great Soprano Arias From Handel to Britten Best Opera Recording Gunther Breest, Michael Horwath (producers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Toni Blankenheim, Franz Mazura, Yvonne Minton, Teresa Stratas & the Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris for Berg: Lulu Best Choral Performance, Classical Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Norbert Balatsch (chorus master) & the Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus for Mozart: Requiem Best Classical Performance- Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) Bernard Haitink (conductor), Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav Rostropovich & the Concertgebouw Orchestra for Brahms: Violin and Cello Concerto in A Minor (Double Concerto) Seiji Ozawa (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Berg: Violin Concerto/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra) Itzhak Perlman for The Spanish Album Best Chamber Music Performance Itzhak Perlman & Pinchas Zukerman for Music for Two Violins (Moszkowski: Suite For Two Violins/Shostakovich: Duets/Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins) Best Classical Album Gunther Breest, Michael Horwath (producers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Toni Blankenheim, Franz Mazura, Yvonne Minton, Teresa Stratas, & the Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris for Berg: Lulu Comedy Best Comedy Recording Rodney Dangerfield for No Respect Composing and arranging Best Instrumental Composition John Williams (composer) for The Empire