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Like Sarah Willis, Alison Balsom is another instrumentalist forging a highly successful career in a male-dominated field. Her EMI releases up to now have included arrangements and transcriptions; here ...

A tall and exceptionally striking Valkyrie of a blonde, Alison Balsom (b 1978) is the polar antithesis of a hard-drinking, slightly tubby, very male trumpeter from central casting. For the photoshoots ...

Classical trumpeter Alison Balsom is to retire from performing after one final concert at the Last Night Of The Proms. The musician, who is married to Skyfall director Sir Sam Mendes, confirmed this ...