Alison Balsom

Alison Balsom
OBE
Alison Balsom OBE
	Balsom recording at Abbey Road in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Alison Louise Balsom
Born	7 October 1978 (age 45); Hitchin, England
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Musician, educator
Instrument(s)	Trumpet
Years active	2001–present
Labels	EMI Classics; Hyperion; Warner Classics;
Spouse(s)	Sam Mendes (m. 2017)
Website	alisonbalsom.com
	Balsom's voice recorded 2012, as part of an audio description of the Globe Theatre for VocalEyes

Alison Louise Balsom, Lady Mendes, OBE (born 7 October 1978) is an English trumpet soloist, arranger, producer, and music educator. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic BRIT Awards and three German Echo Awards, and was a soloist at the BBC Last Night of the Proms in 2009. She was the artistic director of the 2019 Cheltenham Music Festival.