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Marin Alsop (born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor and violinist. She is the current music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Alsop was born in New York City to professional musician parents. She attended Yale University, but later transferred to the Juilliard School, where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, both in violin. She founded the string ensemble String Fever in 1981. She won the Koussevitzky Prize as outstanding student conductor at the Tanglewood Music Center in 1989, where she studied under Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, and Gustav Meier, among others.
Alsop has been music director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California since 1991. The festival specializes in contemporary orchestral music. From 1993 to 2005, she was music director of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, initially starting with the title principal conductor. She is now the orchestra’s conductor laureate. She has also served as music director of the Eugene Symphony in Eugene, Oregon. She was associate conductor of the Richmond Symphony in Richmond, Virginia from 1988 to 1990. On September 20, 2005, Alsop became the first conductor ever to receive the MacArthur Fellowship.
In September 2007, Alsop was appointed the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO). Alsop became BSO’s Music Director Designate in the 2006-2007 concert season, and in the 2007–2008 season, she assumed the orchestra’s directorship, thus becoming its 12th music director.
Alsop was born in New York City to professional musician parents. She attended Yale University, but later transferred to the Juilliard School, where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, both in violin. She founded the string ensemble String Fever in 1981. She won the Koussevitzky Prize as outstanding student conductor at the Tanglewood Music Center in 1989, where she studied under Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, and Gustav Meier, among others.
Alsop has been music director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California since 1991. The festival specializes in contemporary orchestral music. From 1993 to 2005, she was music director of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, initially starting with the title principal conductor. She is now the orchestra’s conductor laureate. She has also served as music director of the Eugene Symphony in Eugene, Oregon. She was associate conductor of the Richmond Symphony in Richmond, Virginia from 1988 to 1990. On September 20, 2005, Alsop became the first conductor ever to receive the MacArthur Fellowship.
In September 2007, Alsop was appointed the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO). Alsop became BSO’s Music Director Designate in the 2006-2007 concert season, and in the 2007–2008 season, she assumed the orchestra’s directorship, thus becoming its 12th music director.
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Hi, there's a new Conductors group on Last.fm. You can find albums with her on Last.fm in combination with the orchestra name, e.g. Mahler: Symphony No. 5. I also created a new marin alsop tag radio with these albums. ZZee ya, Hans-Jürgen
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