Alison Balsom has cemented an international reputation as one of classical music’s great ambassadors and is ranked amongst the most distinctive and ground-breaking musicians on the international circuit today.
Having studied trumpet at the Guildhall School of Music and the Paris Conservatoire, she was a concerto finalist in the Â鶹Éç Young Musician competition in 1998 and received the Feeling Musique Prize for quality of sound in the 2001 Maurice André International Trumpet Competition.
She has since played in venues all over the world, is a three-time winner at the Classical Brits and been honoured with numerous awards by Gramophone and Classic FM. In 2014 she will have her own solo show at the Royal Albert Hall.
Alison Balsom has cemented an international reputation as one of classical music’s great ambassadors and is ranked amongst the most distinctive and ground-breaking musicians on the international circuit today.
Having studied trumpet at the Guildhall School of Music and the Paris Conservatoire, she was a concerto finalist in the Â鶹Éç Young Musician competition in 1998 and received the Feeling Musique Prize for quality of sound in the 2001 Maurice André International Trumpet Competition.
She has since played in venues all over the world, is a three-time winner at the Classical Brits and been honoured with numerous awards by Gramophone and Classic FM. In 2014 she will have her own solo show at the Royal Albert Hall.