Marin Alsop: Biographical Timeline

2008	-	Carnegie Hall Debut (with Baltimore Symphony)
2007	-	Inaugural concerts as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Naxos releases final CD in Brahms Symphony cycle with the London Philharmonic Orchestra Wins European Women of Achievement Award Keynote speaker at American Symphony Orchestra League conference Conducts London Philharmonic Orchestra to re-open Royal Festival Hall Baltimore Symphony announces 16% increase in new subscription sales over previous year and more than 40% over 2005 Records 25th CD for Naxos, Bartok's opera Bluebeard's Castle
2006	-	Inaugurates "Marin on Music" on National Public Radio Speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos Debuts with Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Washington National Opera Makes Baltimore Symphony's first commercial recording since 1999 Conducts Faure Requiem in St. Paul's Cathedral, London Conducts U.S. premiere of Nicholas Maw's opera, Sophie's Choice
2005	-	Appointed Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, beginning 2007 Makes history as the first woman to lead a major orchestra Awarded 2005 MacArthur Fellowship Prize Wins Classical BRIT Female Artist of the Year Award Grammy nomination for recording of Daugherty's UFO with Evelyn Glennie and the Colorado Symphony
2004	-	Begins recording Brahms cycle for Naxos with the London Philharmonic Orchestra Leads first major US revival of Adams's Nixon in China with Opera Theater of St. Louis and semi-staged production of Bernsteins Candide with the New York Philharmonic
2003	-	Caps her first year as Principal Conductor of the BSO with winning Gramophone Magazine's Artist of the Year award and the Royal Philharmonic Society's Conductor Awardthe first artist ever to win both major awards in one year
2002	-	Begins first season in Bournemouth with the Times (London) writing "Alsop has...made her orchestra play like there was no tomorrow." And adding nine BBC Radio 3 broadcasts to the BSO schedule
2001	-	Accepts position of Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra beginning in the 2002-03 season
1999	-	Accepts position of Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Glasgow) and begins recording the complete works of Samuel Barber in a six-CD series for NAXOS Accepts position of Principal Guest with the City of London Sinfonia
1998	-	Receives Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, State of Colorado
1997	-	Receives distinguished Service Award from University of Oregon
1996	-	Accepts title of Conductor Laureate with the Eugene Symphony
1995	-	Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree by Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
1994	-	Accepts position of Creative Conductor Chair with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
1993	-	Appointed Music Director of the Colorado Symphony (Denver). The CSO wins 1st prize of ASCAP under Alsop's direction for their programming in 1996/7 and 1999/2000 Makes European debut at the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival conducting the music of her mentor, Leonard Bernstein
1992	-	Appointed Music Director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music located in Santa Cruz California. Cabrillo wins the national ASCAP Award for Adventuresome Programming of Contemporary Music every year under Alsop's direction
1990	-	Accompanies Leonard Bernstein to Japan as he establishes the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo Debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic
1989	-	Reinvitation to Tanglewood Awarded the Koussevitsky Conducting prize by Tanglewood - first and only woman awarded the honor Appointed Music Director of the Eugene Symphony (Oregon) and the Long Island Philharmonic, both posts lasting 7 years
1988	-	Prize winner in the Stokowski Conducting Competition with the American Symphony Orchestra in New York city Wins the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellowship to the Tanglewood Music Center where she becomes a student of Leonard bernstein, Gustav Meier and Seiji Ozawa Wins the position of Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony, Richmond, Virginia
1985	-	Begins conducting studies with Harold Farberman.
1984	-	Starts the Concordia Orchestra--dedicated to exploring all types of music, with an emphasis on jazz and contemporary ("crossover") repertoire. Concordia presently performs a 3 concert series at the Pierpont Morgan Library in NYC and 2 concerts at Lincoln Center, including an annual Christmas concert at Avery Fisher of the gospel version of Handel's Messiah called "Too Hot to Handel"
1981	-	Starts String Fever, a 10 piece string swing band comprised of 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, bass and drums (still playing together today)
1979	-	Begins conducting studies with Carl Bamberger.
1976	-	Begins freelancing as a violinist in New York City - plays in the NYPhilharmonic, the NYCBallet, Mostly Mozart, New york Chamber Symphony, American Composers Orchestra to name a few, plus plays several Broadway shows such as Sweeney Todd and Showboat. Also begins studio work, playing on numerous film scores, popular albums, and television commercials.
1975	-	Transfers to Juilliard and completes Bachelor of Music Degree in 1977 and her Master's Degree in 1978, both in violin performance
1972	-	At 16, she enters Yale University, class of 1977
1968	-	Enters the Masters School (high school)--age 12
1965	-	Hears Leonard Bernstein conduct the New York Philharmonic and wants to become a conductor--she is 9 years old
1963	-	Enters Juilliard Pre-College at age 7
1961	-	Begins violin studies at age 5
1958	-	Begins piano studies at age 2
1956	-	Born October 16, in Manhattan to Ruth and LaMar Alsop, professional musicians. LaMar is a violinist and concertmaster of the NYCBallet Orchestra and Ruth is a cellist in the same orchestra.