Alison Balsom: The top brass

Too many ballgowns, and not enough Beethoven. Alison Balsom talks to Erica Jeal about life as a classical trumpeter'Brahms, Beethoven, Schubert …" Trumpeter Alison Balsom sighs as she reels off the names – and in that sigh lies the reason why the trumpet is an unlikely Cinderella on the classical concert podium. "How amazing it would be to have music by these composers!"The lack of much in the way of classical music to play is the problem with the classical trumpet – and the reason why, as...

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