Marin Alsop
Pilot Pen, a season-long partner of The Kelly Clarkson Show, has donated $1,000 to Marin Alsop’s Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship in support of the organization #purplebaton campaign, a global social media movement advancing the careers of women conductors in classical music. The donation was made during the Kelly Clarkson show when Marin Alsop appeared in a…
NEW YORK – Legendary conductor Marin Alsop, in partnership with the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF), will lead #PurpleBaton, a global social media movement advancing the careers of women conductors in classical music. The campaign takes place during March, National Women’s History Month. Alsop, the first woman to be named music director of a major U.S. orchestra and a…
02/09/2026 by Daniele Sahr Jessie Montgomery – ‘Strum’ Emma Lou Diemer – Quartet for Trumpet, Horn, Trombone and Piano Jennifer Higdon – Book of Brass Christopher Rouse – Rotae Passionis As part of Carnegie Hall’s ‘United in Sound: America at 250’ festival, the audience rode an elevator up to the tenth floor of the iconic building and were greeted (happily, on this below-freezing…
The trailblazing conductor Marin Alsop will chair the jury for the inaugural Cliburn International Competition for Conductors in 2028. By Derrick Bryson Taylor. Jan. 22, 2026 The Cliburn, the classical music nonprofit known for its prestigious international piano competition, announced on Thursday that it would start a new contest for young conductors. Hosted in partnership with…
Lawrence Wheeler | Jan 26 Alsop conducted with inspiration and clarity, offering decisive cues throughout. The orchestra responded with rich sonorities and cohesive ensemble playing, highlighted by glistening flute solos and agile execution of the fragmented viola lines. [On the Brahms:] Alsop captured both its lyricism and underlying drama through judicious tempos and scrupulous attention…
By The Violin Channel. January 15, 2026 Founded by Marin Alsop in 2003, the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF) promotes gender diversity in music and supports women pursuing careers in conducting. The Fellow for the 2026-28 edition of the program is Chi-Yuan Lin, who is currently a Ryan Opera Center conductor at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Read more.
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24 November 2025. Laura Karpman The world premiere of the full orchestral version of an opera based on the ‘battle of the sexes’ tennis match, conducted by Marin Alsop at the Royal Festival Hall Tennis and opera don’t have too many overlaps, it has to be said. It’s possible, the world premiere of the full…
Florence Lockheart Monday, November 17, 2025 Laura Karpman and Marin Alsop reflect on the resonance of the infamous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs ahead of their world premiere performance of Karpman’s new opera ‘Balls’ as part of the Philharmonia’s 80th anniversary season Laura Karpman: ‘Watching Billie Jean get out there…
The UK premiere of Balls, about the 1973 match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King, arrives at a fraught moment for the art form, says the conductor Marin Alsop Sophie Rashbrook. Friday November 14 2025, 11.30pm GMT, The Times As BBC bosses rub their hands with glee at winning more than 11 million viewers…
