Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop
Alsop, on the right, at a charity function in Baltimore in 2016
Background information
Born (1956-10-16) October 16, 1956 (age 68)
New York City, New York, U.S.
GenresClassical
OccupationConductor
InstrumentViolin

Marin Alsop (/ˈmærɪn ˈɔːlsəp/;[1][2] born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor, the first woman to win the Koussevitzky Prize for conducting and the first conductor to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She is music director laureate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Ravinia Festival, and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008[3] and to the American Philosophical Society in 2020.[4]

  1. ^ "Marin Alsop Appointed NOI+F's First-Ever Music Director". The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Marin Alsop reveals 10 things in a conductor's brain during a symphony concert". Classic FM. May 26, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2020". American Philosophical Society.