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Alison Balsom is one of the most popular and richest Trumpet Player who was born on October 7, 1978 in Hitchin, England, United Kingdom. Her second album includes the music of Her second recorded album features the work of Johann Sebastian Bach..

Balsom has been a professional solo classical trumpeter since 2001. She is a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, during which time she performed much of the major concerto repertoire for solo trumpet and orchestra with all of the BBC Orchestras, and she released her debut album with EMI Classics in 2002. In 2005, she released her second disc, Bach Works for Trumpet, as part of a contract with EMI Classics. In 2006, Balsom won ‘Young British Classical Performer’ at the Classical BRIT Awards and was awarded the ‘Classic FM Listeners’ Choice Award’ at the Classic FM Gramophone Awards. She won ‘Female Artist of the Year’ at the 2009 and 2011 Classical BRIT Awards.

Playing in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain from ages 15 to 18, Balsom studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She graduated from Guildhall in 2001 with first class honours and the Principal’s Prize for the highest mark; at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama; the Conservatoire de Paris; and with Håkan Hardenberger.

With Edward Gardner, her ex-partner and conductor, she has a son Charlie.

She is a keen yachter and is also a visiting professor of trumpet in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Alison Louise Balsom, OBE (born 7 October 1978) is an English trumpet soloist, arranger, producer, and music educator. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic BRIT Awards and three German Echo Awards, and was soloist at the BBC Last Night of the Proms in 2009. She was the artistic director of the 2019 Cheltenham Music Festival.