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British trumpet virtuoso Alison Balsom introduces her wonderful instrument – a modern adaptation of the “natural” trumpet. “Some people might not even think it looks like a trumpet,” Alison says. “But ...
The trumpeter Alison Balsom is due to release her new album 'Seraph' in the new year. Classic FM's Lucy Coward has been speaking to Alison all about it. The album, which having been a year in the ...
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.
As she takes over the Cheltenham Music Festival, star trumpeter Alison Balsom tells Ivan Hewett why she’s on a mission "Why do we call this music ‘classical’? It’s because it has stood ...
18 October: Classic FM favourite Alison Balsom is Britain’s most famous trumpeter, and she’s done great things to popularise the music of her instrument over the last few years. Alison’s received many ...
The trumpeter and musician Alison Balsom has performed with some of the world’s greatest orchestras. She talks about her latest album, Quiet City. Jack Hilton was a plasterer from Rochdale whose ...
Tuesday night with trumpet player Alison Balsom and guitarist Milos Karadaglic, who was making his L.A. Phil debut, the L.A. Phil went straight for marketable gold, given how both artists have ...
Trumpeter Alison Balsom joins early music specialists Trevor Pinnock and Pinnock’s Players in bright arrangements of Baroque concertos, in this week’s Feature Album on ABC Classic. The program ...
Alison Balsom, Graeme Lawson and John Burnside explore the primacy of words and music in cultures across the world, with Kirsty Wark Show more Humankind’s relationship with music can be traced ...
Alison Balsom plays Wynton Marsalis's Trumpet Concerto, alongside music by Barber and Copland. Cristian Măcelaru conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Show more Alison Balsom plays ...