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Alison Balsom

English classical trumpet soloist, arranger, producer, and music educator. Born October 7, 1978 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK. Aged 15 to 18, she played with the [a861263]. She studied at the [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/1014340-Conservatoire-National-Sup%C3%A9rieur-De-Musique-Et-De-Danse-De-Paris]Paris Conservatoire[/url] and [l305416]. Alison was the Principal Trumpet of the [a=English Chamber Orchestra]. From 2018 to 2019, she was Artistic Director of Cheltenham Music Festival. In 2016, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). She has a son, Charlie (b. 2010), with her ex-partner, the English conductor [a=Edward Gardner], whom she separated in 2011. In 2017, she married film director Sir [a=Sam Mendes].