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Alison Louise Balsom, Lady Mendes, OBE (born 7 October 1978) is an English trumpet soloist, arranger, producer, and music educator. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic BRIT Awards and three German Echo Awards, and was a soloist at the BBC Last Night of the Proms in 2009.
Learn about Alison Balsom OBE, a Gramophone Artist of the Year and three-time winner of the Classic BRITs, who has performed with some of the world's leading orchestras and conductors. Find out about her discography, music life, awards, projects and more on her official website.
Alison Balsom is one of the best trumpet soloists of her generation, with a defiantly forward-looking musical philosophy. Alison practised on a trumpet belonging to her uncle, playing in both the National Youth Orchestra and the pan-European Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra.
Alison Balsom: 15 facts about the star trumpeter. Get to know the trumpeter who's been crowned Artist of the Year at the 'Oscars of classical music', the Gramophone Awards 2013, with our gallery of interesting facts. 1. Born in Hertfordshire.