Choose artist...
Home   >   Projects   >   Caprice
Alison Balsom

Caprice

EMI Classics

Press Release

Read press

Artist Details

Read bio

Website

Visit
Libertango (Alison Balsom) - Last Night of the Proms 2009
The OHMI Trust - An Interview with Alison Balsom
Introducing the Baroque Trumpet with Alison Balsom | Classic FM
1 Rondo Alla Turca  
2 Libertango  
3 Andante  
4 Variations On 'Casta Diva'  
5 Caprice No.24  
6 El Pano Moruno  
7 Seguidilla Murciana  
8 Asturiana  
9 Jota  
10 Nana  
11 Cancion  
12 Polo  
13 Vocalise  
14 Der Holle Rache  
15 Violin Con. No.1 - Andante  
16 Syrinx  
17 Trumpet Concerto  
18 Nocturne  
19 Escualo  
Show all tracks
Hide

Voted Young British Classical Performer of the Year at the 2006 Classical Brits, Alison Balsom follows her critically-acclaimed album Bach: Works for Trumpet with CAPRICE, a novel and demanding programme of specially arranged popular classic works.

Included are sparkling transcriptions of Mozart's 'Rondo alla Turca' and the Queen of the Night's aria (from The Magic Flute) as well as the scintillating 'Variations on Bellini's Norma' by the French virtuoso Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-89). Amongst the more lyrical numbers, Balsom plays arrangements of Rachmaninov's haunting Vocalise and the exquisite Nocturne from Tomasi's Trumpet Concerto. She also brings her unique sound to two pieces played by the trumpet alone: Paganini's well-known violin Caprice No.24 and Debussy's Syrinx.

One of Alison Balsom's musical priorities is to widen the repertoire for her instrument. 'These pieces were not written for the trumpet, and some are very different to anything I have performed before,' she enthuses. 'Six of the arrangements are by Julian Milone - a violinist with the LPO - who does lots of arranging and orchestrating for the LPO and other musicians. I knew he'd do something fresh and original and, being a practicing musician, that I could work with him.'

Born in 1979, Balsom trained with Håkan Hardenberger and John Wallace. A concerto finalist in the 1998 BBC Young Musicians Competition, she received the Feeling Musique Prize for quality of sound in the Fourth Maurice Andr? International Trumpet Competition. In addition to her busy concert schedule, she is a visiting professor at the Guildhall School of Music. In January 2006, Alison Balsom made her US debut with the Milwaukee Symphony. Later in the year, she will give the premiere of a concerto written for her by the young British composer Joby Talbot.

  • September 2022 issue of GRAMOPHONE features: Alison Balsom
    Posted At: August 8, 2022 12:00 AM
    Alison Balsom has performed with some of the greatest conductors and orchestras of our time including Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Sir Roger Norrington, l’Orchestre de Paris, San Francisco and Toronto Symphony Orchestras, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York and London Philharmonic orchestras, and has appeared as soloist at the Last Night of the BBC Proms. She regularly collaborates with some of the world’s lea...
    Bookmark and Share

  • As part of 30th birthday celebration, Classic fM Live presents spectacular Royal Albert Hall concert featuring Alison Balsom
    Posted At: December 16, 2021 12:00 AM
    Classic FM writes…..Join us at London’s Royal Albert Hall for a world-class concert, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and star trumpeter Alison Balsom. Tickets now on sale! As part of our 30th birthday celebrations next year, Classic FM Live with Viking will return to the Royal Albert Hall on Monday 11 April 2022. The spectacular live concert will be a celebration of music composed for royalty, pe...
    Bookmark and Share

  • 3 Crossover Media Artists back for Bristol Proms this summer / Classic fm
    Posted At: March 4, 2015 12:00 AM

    Now in its third year, Bristol Proms is back, continuing its tradition of inviting world-class artists to exploit the classical repertoire in an informal, accessible atmosphere, embracing the intimacy and unparalleled acoustics of Bristol Old Vic's theatre. This year's line-up features today's most celebrated performers and several Crossover Media Artists including - Daniel Hope on  ...
    Bookmark and Share

  • Alison Balsom and Milos Karadaglic play The Hollywood Bowl / Los Angeles Times review
    Posted At: August 6, 2014 12:00 AM

    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 young performers must be greater than ever. 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...
    Bookmark and Share

  • Young British Classical Performer of the Year for 2006, Alison Balsom, presents Caprice!
    Posted At: August 26, 2013 12:00 AM

    Voted Young British Classical Performer of the Year at the 2006 Classical Brits, Alison Balsom follows her critically-acclaimed album Bach: Works for Trumpet with Caprice, a novel and demanding programme of specially arranged popular classic works. Included are sparkling transcriptions of Mozart's 'Rondo alla Turca' and the Queen of the Night's aria (from The Magic Flute) as well as t...
    Bookmark and Share

  • Few things you might not know about Alison Balsom
    Posted At: August 24, 2012 1:21 PM

    Alison Balsom is most famous for her career as a trumpet player but that's not her only interests. She also has a keen interest in yachting and has a baby boy named Charlie....
    Bookmark and Share
Go to artist details