Marin Alsop (born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor and violinist… Read Full Bio ↴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. Her selection is noteworthy because Alsop is the first woman to lead a major American orchestra. The decision to appoint Alsop was surrounded in controversy when it became apparent that some of the orchestra's members were opposed to the manner in which management handled the appointment, the fact that they were excluded from the music director search process. However, the orchestra and Alsop met after the announcement and smoothed over their differences. In June 2009, the orchestra announced the extension of her contract for another five years through August 2015.
Since officially assuming the music director post at the Baltimore Symphony in September 2007, Alsop's initiatives with the Baltimore Symphony have included the "Webumentary Film Series" and a free iTunes podcast, "Clueless About Classical." She recently announced a new education after-school program call "OrchKids", in which underprivileged children from Baltimore will receive free music instruction, based on Venezuela's El Sistema program.
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. Her selection is noteworthy because Alsop is the first woman to lead a major American orchestra. The decision to appoint Alsop was surrounded in controversy when it became apparent that some of the orchestra's members were opposed to the manner in which management handled the appointment, the fact that they were excluded from the music director search process. However, the orchestra and Alsop met after the announcement and smoothed over their differences. In June 2009, the orchestra announced the extension of her contract for another five years through August 2015.
Since officially assuming the music director post at the Baltimore Symphony in September 2007, Alsop's initiatives with the Baltimore Symphony have included the "Webumentary Film Series" and a free iTunes podcast, "Clueless About Classical." She recently announced a new education after-school program call "OrchKids", in which underprivileged children from Baltimore will receive free music instruction, based on Venezuela's El Sistema program.
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01A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: Opening -4:19Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
02A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: First Dance: Dance of the Princess in the Forest -2:46Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
03A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: The Prince Meets the Fairy and Sees the Princess -2:25Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
04A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: Second Dance: Dance of the Trees -5:07Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
05A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: The Fairy Enchants the Stream - Third Dance: Dance of the Waves -4:11Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
06A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: The Prince Builds a Wooden Prince -4:29Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
07A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: The Princess Spies the Wooden Prince -2:22Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
08A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: Fourth Dance: Dance of the Princess with the Wooden Prince -5:43Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
09A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: The Prince is in Despair - The Fairy Comforts Him -5:17Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
10A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: Great Apotheosis -3:26Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
11A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: Fifth Dance: The Princess Prods and Encourages the Wooden Prince to Dance -2:57Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
12A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: Sixth Dance: With an Alluring Dance, the Princess Tries to Appeal to the Prince -1:39Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
13A fabol faragott kiralyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op. 13, BB 74: Seventh Dance: Alarmed, the Princess Hurries After the Prince, but the Forest Keeps Her Back -5:00Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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