Beethoven’s Ninth: The coda to an epic life in music
CBS correspondent Mo Rocca talks with conductor Marin Alsop about Beethoven’s incredible triumph over terrible mental and physical suffering.
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A Trailblazing Female Conductor Is Still Alone on the Trail
As Marin Alsop leaves the Baltimore Symphony after 14 years, the field is taking a step backward: 25 major American orchestras, no female music directors.
If conductor Marin Alsop’s done it, it’s probably because someone told her she couldn’t
When Marin Alsop steps down at the end of August, concluding a Quite Literally Historic 14-year tenure as the first woman to lead the Baltimore Symphony.
Marin Alsop raises the baton for Women Conductors
In conversation with Michael Cooper, the classical music reporter for The New York Times.
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“If anyone has the courage and power to change the world through music, it’s Marin Alsop.”
New York Times
“… a formidable musician and a powerful communicator, a conductor with a vision of what an American Orchestra could be in the 21st Century.”
The Times
“Alsop has again packed the houses, and made her orchestra play like there was no tomorrow.”
Daily Telegraph (UK)
“She has shown herself to be conductor who makes a difference.”
Chicago Sun-Times
“There is no doubt that Alsop has the goods: a compelling vision of how she wants a piece of music to sound and the ability to draw that sound from a group of players.”
Christian Science Monitor / Rocky Mountain News
“What she has done for audiences can’t be measured.”