Marin Alsop
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.
Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou PAUL MITCHELL/2025 PARLOPHONE RECORDS LTD Geoff Brown | Neil Fisher Monday December 01 2025, 11.00pm GMT, The Times From big orchestral showpieces to intimate chamber-music programmes, grand operas (including on Blu-ray/DVD) to solo piano recordings, The Times and Sunday Times critics select the best new classical albums for you…
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…
Geoff Brown | Neil Fisher. Monday November 03 2025, 11.00pm GMT, The Times Anna Clyne Abstractions Naxos Several emotions, mostly happy, dominate this new album of music by the imaginative genre-bending British composer Anna Clyne, long resident in the United States. Marin Alsop conjures up excellent live performances from the organisation she conducted for 14…
The record label has announced a long-term partnership with Alsop, who has now joined its artist roster. By The Violin Channel. October 17, 2025 Based in the Netherlands, the Pentatone record label has welcomed the GRAMMY-nominated American conductor Marin Alsop to its roster of internationally renowned artists. This new partnership with the label will see…
