Alison Balsom

About Alison Balsom

Female Artist of the Year at the Classical BRIT Awards in 2009 and 2011, as well as Young British Classical Performer in 2006.

Alison Louise Balsom, Lady Mendes, is an English trumpeter soloist, composer, producer and educator. Balsom was named Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and won 3 Classic BRIT Awards and 3 German Echo Awards, as well as a soloist at BBC Last Night of the Proms 2009. She is Art director of the Cheltenham Music Festival 2019.

Years active	2001–present
Genres	Classical
Born	October 7, 1978, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Instruments	Trumpet
Birth name	Alison Louise Balsom
Labels	EMI Classics, Hyperion, Warner Classics
Occupation(s)	Musician, educator

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Trivia

She enjoys yachting and is also a visiting professor of trumpet at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Alison Balsom before fame

She attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and the Conservatoire de Paris, among other institutions.

Achievement of Alison Balsom

She is a visiting professor of trumpet at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and enjoys yachting.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$1 Million - $2 Million (Approx.)

Alison Balsom family life

With her ex-husband, conductor Edward Gardner, she has a son named Charlie.

Associations of Alison Balsom

Johann Sebastian Ba's work appears on her second recorded CD.

Alison Balsom Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Charlie Gardner	Children		N/A
Sam Mendes	Spouse	$30 Million	Director