Planning a career in music, like planning to climb a mountain, is much easier said than done. Achieving success as a soloist is like achieving a successful ascent of Mount Everest. Many are called but ...

The Hollywood Bowl has always been a venue for trying out new talent. With high-definition video now part of the equation, the temptation for the Los Angeles Philharmonic to entice the most attractive ...

The trumpeter’s performance – her second at classical music’s most iconic night – marks another milestone in her inspirational career Few people are lucky enough to fulfil their ultimate professional ...

Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images. English trumpet player Alison Balsom, 34, accepted one of classical music’s top awards for a musician, Gramaphone’s Artist of the Year Award. The first British ...

Few people are lucky enough to fulfil their ultimate professional goal, let alone twice – yet this is the case for the award-winning classical trumpeter Alison Balsom. She performed at the Last Night ...