Viola Concerto is a concerto for viola and orchestra in three movements by the American composer Jennifer Higdon . The work was jointly commissioned by the Library of Congress , the Nashville Symphony , the Curtis Institute of Music , and the Aspen Music Festival . It was premiered March 7 , 2015 at the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington , D.C. , with conductor Robert Spano leading violist Roberto Díaz and the Curtis Chamber Orchestra . The work won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
2018 Grammy Award
60th Annual Grammy Awards
Viola Concerto (Higdon)