In the September issue we speak to Alison Balsom, whose new album explores the meeting points of classical and jazz In the September issue of Gramophone, Editor Martin Cullingford meets with trumpeter ...

Alison Balsom: Guest artist with The Philadelphia Orchestra. 1Who are you? I’m a trumpet soloist, visiting SPAC and the Philadelphia orchestra for the first time. 2Where are you from? I’m from ...

Multi award-winning trumpet soloist, artistic director and music education ambassador, Alison Balsom, speaks exclusively to Classic FM. Hear the full interview this Sunday 25 September at 9pm.

The Hollywood Bowl has always been a venue for trying out new talent. With high-definition video now part of the equation, the temptation for the Los Angeles Philharmonic to entice the most attractive ...

In our next issue we're talking to trumpeter Alison Balsom about her new album 'Quiet City', a beautiful and poignant exploration of American music of the 20th century, composed in the era of the ...

This live 1970 recording from the legendary New York venue has been the ever-elusive holy grail for Neil Young fans who dreamed of a quality release of Young playing with Crazy Horse and the band’s ...

I want to share two classical albums that have really caught my ear and fancy. The first is by an English trumpet player named Alison Balsom, born in Royston, England in 1978. Balsom has recorded many ...

Trumpeter Alison Balsom is a great ambassador for the instrument she loves. She spoke to Yvette Huddleston ahead of her UK tour. The trumpet, especially in this part of the world, tends to be most ...

BOSTON — “There’s no reason in this day and age someone shouldn’t do something because of gender,” said English trumpeter Alison Balsom at a fancy restaurant on Copley Square the day before her debut ...

THE typical image of the trumpet is brash, loud and decidedly male. Yet it is not only Alison Balsom’s gender that means she has a good a chance as anyone at countering these stereotypes with her ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “You are absolutely alone when you stand on the edge of the stage. It’s a bit like being on your deathbed: even ...