Alison Balsom | |
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 Balsom recording at Abbey Road in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alison Louise Balsom |
| Born | 7 October 1978 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Website | alisonbalsom |
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. She was the artistic director of the 2019 Cheltenham Music Festival.