Alison Balsom is one of the best trumpet soloists of her generation ... Shortly before she graduated from the Guildhall she became the first brass player to be taken on by the Young Concert Artists’ ...

Alison Balsom is one of the best trumpet soloists of her generation ... Shortly before she graduated from the Guildhall she became the first brass player to be taken on by the Young Concert Artists’ ...

David Robertson conducts the traditional festivities of the Last Night of the Proms for the first time, with soloists Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) and Alison Balsom (trumpet) ...