Marin Alsop
On May 12, Cedille Records releases Malek Jandali: Concertos, conducted by Marin Alsop. Composed in response to societal injustice by Syrian American composer Malek Jandali, the recording features violinist Rachel Barton Pine and clarinetist Anthony McGill on a new recording of two concertos, performed with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Malek Jandali, called “deeply enigmatic”…
The Philharmonia has announced that it is appointing Marin Alsop as Principal Guest Conductor, as it launches the first half of the 2023/24 London season. Following three highly acclaimed programs with Marin Alsop in the past year, the U.K.-based Philharmonia was keen to forge a long-term relationship, recognizing her exceptional musicianship, commitment to diversity and…
On September 9, Marin Alsop returns to London’s Royal Albert Hall for her third performance at London’s Last Night of the Proms. Leading the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Alsop will be joined by British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen. Featuring the world premiere of 1922, a celebration of the BBC’s centenary from…
Now Available: Naxos Records has released a new recording of Schumann’s Third and Fourth Symphonies, as reorchestrated by Mahler. Alsop and the Vienna RSO recorded the works as the second installment of their sophomore recording project: a complete Schumann symphonic cycle for Naxos.
Early in 2023, Marin Alsop returns to the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) for a pairing of the Symphonic Nocturne from Weill’s Broadway show Lady in the Dark with Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, featuring Leeds Competition-winner Eric Lu as soloist. Incorporating spoken introductions to both works by the conductor herself, the program will be presented in the relaxed atmosphere of the LSO’s popular…
As Chief Conductor of the Ravinia Festival, MacArthur fellow Marin Alsop enjoys an exceptionally close rapport with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), where she is “a powerful and communicative force on the podium” (Chicago Classical Review). Early next year, on January 6 and 7, she returns to lead the CSO in a program of important…
This December, Marin Alsop leads the newly formed Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra for a three-city tour of South Africa stopping in Johannesburg (December 15), Durban (December 17), and Cape Town (December 21). Commencing on 15 December 2022, the tour will take the Orchestra to diverse South African communities, performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with accomplished…
On October 28, Naxos Records releases a new recording of Schumann’s First and Second Symphonies, as reorchestrated by Mahler. Alsop and the Vienna RSO recorded the works as the first installment of their sophomore recording project: a complete Schumann symphonic cycle for Naxos, of which the second volume is due for release early next year. Alsop…
As OSESP’s Conductor of Honour, Marin Alsop reunites with the orchestra this fall, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Brazilian independence with a three-city U.S. tour of Kansas City, MO (Oct 10); North Bethesda, MD (Oct 12); and New York City (Oct 14, Oct 15), where works of Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos once again take center stage. OSESP makes…
From September 7-19, Marin Alsop leads the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in a multi-city tour of Japan with soloist Hayato Sumino (also known on YouTube as Cateen). The program includes Bacewicz’s Overture, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.” The tour marks the…
