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 Alison Balsom (trumpet) Nationality: British Places of study and teachers: Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Paris Conservatoire, graduating in 2001 with First Class Honours. Recent studies with Håkan Hardenberger. Prizes/Accolades: 1998 - concerto finalist in the BBC Young Musicians Competition and in 2000 won the prize for the 'Most Beautiful Sound' at the Maurice André International Trumpet Competition in Paris. Alison was the first ever brass player to be represented by the Young Concert Artists Trust London, 2001-4. Recent performances include: The premiere of a special commission by BBC Radio 3 and the Royal Philharmonic Society from Django Bates. Performances with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony with Sir Roger Norrington, Bamberg Symphony with Mikko Franck, Munich Chamber Orchestra with Christoph Poppen, the BBC Proms, and the Barbican's Mostly Mozart Festival. Alison performs regularly with the London Chamber Orchestra. Whilst represented by the Young Artists Concert Trust, Alison caught the ear of EMI Classics, who released her debut CD in 2002 and have recently renewed their commitment with an exclusive three disc contract. Her next CD is an all-Bach programme (released September 2005). Future plans: A trumpet concerto by Joby Talbot, whose recent commissions include his Proms debut and music for the Disney Film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy commissioned for Alison by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Turku Philharmonic orchestras, premiered in late 2006. Performances with the Belgian National Orchestra with Mikko Franck, Alison's US debut with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, followed by concerts with the Colorado Symphony and IRIS Chamber Orchestra. Concerts at the Wigmore Hall, and with many of the BBC orchestras, including the BBC Symphony and Sir Andrew Davis, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Management: Harrison Parrott "...little daunted the hot young soloist Alison Balsom, blazing in red, surmounting the score's explosions, knots and underpinned plainsong with the ease of someone just making coffee" - Macmillan's Epiclesis at the James MacMillan Weekend at the Barbican (The Times - Geoff Brown) |
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Alison Balsom (trumpet) Martin Helmchen (piano) Alina Ibragimova (violin) Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Trio Ondine Christian Poltera (cello) Psophos Quartet Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) Royal String Quartet Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) Antoine Tamestit (viola) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Former New Generation Artists Related Links on radio 3 on bbc.co.uk on the web The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. |
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Listen to Alison play the Allemande from Partita II by J S Bach
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