Alison Balsom

Alison Balsom trumpet/director
London Chamber Orchestra

Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.8 in G minor
Tartini Trumpet Concerto in D Major D53
Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068
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Geminiani Concerto Grosso No.12 in D minor, after Corelli, Op.5 No.12 “La Follia”
Albinoni Oboe Concerto in B flat major Op.7 No.3 (arr. for trumpet)
Vivaldi Concerto for Three Violins in F major, RV 551 (arr. for trumpets)
Handel Overture to The Occasional Oratorio

Possessing an extraordinarily brilliant technique, a luminous stage presence, and deeply-felt musicality, Alison Balsom has done more than anyone in recent years to demonstrate the trumpet’s popularity as a solo instrument. In this concert Balsom (Gramophone Artist of the Year 2013) explores the grandeur of baroque music. In addition to a work originally written for trumpet by Tartini, she includes arrangements of two lively and popular concertos by Albinoni and Vivaldi. She is accompanied by a superb orchestra with which – as its former principal trumpet player – she has a particularly warm and close relationship.