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Alison Balsom
Her glamorous appearance masks a rare level of musicianship - a mould-breaking talent.
Biography
Alison Balsom has cemented an international reputation as one of classical music’s great ambassadors.
She has been honoured with numerous awards by Classic FM, Gramophone and Echo Klassik Awards and in 2009 she became the first ever Briton to be crowned “Female Artist of the Year” at the Classical BRITs. In September 2009 Alison headlined The Last Night of the BBC Proms which was viewed by an estimated global audience of 150 million.
Recent and upcoming highlights include appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France and the San Francisco and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras, BBC Philharmonic and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. Alison looks forward to embarking on major international tours with I Musici di Roma, the Scottish Ensemble and Alison’s own Balsom Ensemble in 10/11 and beyond.
Alison records exclusively for EMI Classics.
Sample discography
Reviews
“Alison Balsom was soloist in the MacMillan, her glamorous appearance complemented by genuine dedicated musicianship, the searching trumpet writing delivered with stamina and concentration, and with the orchestra under Edward Gardner contributing a dazzling collaboration.” (Birmingham Post, January 2010)
“Alison Balsom took on James MacMillan's single-movement trumpet concerto from 1993, Epiclesis. Balsom's virtuosity was unfailingly impressive.” (The Guardian, January 2010)
“If trumpet virtuoso Alison Balsom wanted to repeat her enthusiastic Albert Hall Last Night Of The Proms reception, relayed to millions worldwide, then she had come to the right place. Here was a confident performance, with an engagingly light and tripping finale -followed by a succinct, but actually more impressive, solo encore by Debussy.” (Liverpool Echo, September 2009)
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