Marin Alsop
On December 7, Marin Alsop leads the European premiere of “Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah” at Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Adventist Chorale and vocal soloists Zwakele Tshabalala and Vanessa Haynes. It is three decades since Alsop first premiered “Too Hot to Handel” at New York’s Lincoln…
As a highpoint of Marin Alsop’s inaugural season as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR), she and the orchestra honor the late composer Krzysztof Penderecki’s 90th birthday with a rare semi-staged concert performance of his opera The Black Mask on November 23. Drawing on Penderecki’s seldom-programmed opera tells…
Marin Alsop kicks off her four-season appointment as Principal Guest Conductor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra with an all-American program on October 19. This opens with the Drums Overture by James P. Johnson, the stride piano pioneer whose hit songs included “The Charleston,” and whose symphonic music Alsop has played a significant part in rediscovering, recording…
Following Alsop’s acclaimed performance at Last Night of the Proms and the launch of her tenure at NOSPR, Alsop heads to Berlin for a performance with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester and cellist Alban Gerhardt (October 1). Next, Alsop returns to Vienna, leading the RSO Wien in Stravinksy’s The Rite of Spring, as well as Randall Smith’s…
This fall Marin Alsop begins her new positions as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) and Principal Guest Conductor of London’s Philharmonia. Alsop made her NOSPR debut in February 2021 and has since conducted the orchestra in 15 concerts. Her directorship will see her conduct seven symphonic concerts…
Ten years after Marin Alsop became the first woman to conduct the famous Last Night of the Proms, she returned to the Royal Albert Hall to lead a celebratory end to the 2023 BBC Proms season. Alsop conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra, soprano Lise Davidsen, and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason in a diverse program that highlighted…
The Conductor, a documentary film that chronicles the life and musical world of Marin Alsop, was nominated for an EMMY for Best Arts and Culture Documentary. Directed by Bernadette Wegenstein, The Conductor weaves together interviews, unseen footage, and archival works to tell the evolving story of Alsop’s life and career. Unseen Films hailed it as “a glorious portrait of a woman you’ll want to hang out with and talk to…
This season, Marin Alsop returns to the Ravinia Festival for another summer of innovative programming with the Chicago Symphony. Highlights include a season-opening reimagining of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, showcasing African drumming and original text by former U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith (July 14); a pairing of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony with songs by Alma Mahler, featuring Grammy-winning mezzo Sasha…
The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) has announced Marin Alsop as its new Artistic Director and Chief Conductor. Alsop’s directorship will begin with the 2023/24 season and will see her work closely with NOSPR’s General and Programme Director, Ewa Bogusz-Moore, to shape the Orchestra’s programme and develop its national and international reputation. Alsop made…
On June 3, Marin Alsop leads the Philadelphia Orchestra for the orchestra’s second annual Pride Concert dedicated to the Philadelphia region’s LGBTQ+ community. The concert will celebrate music by LGBTQ+ composers and allies and will include works such as the world premiere of Laura Karpman’s The Marvels Suite in advance of the film release and…
