Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop is truly a groundbreaking figure in classical music, known for being the first woman to lead a major U.S. orchestra, and for holding influential roles in prestigious institutions worldwide, including the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
One of the foremost conductors of our time, Marin Alsop has longstanding relationships with the London Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras, and regularly guest conducts such major international ensembles as the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Orchestre de Paris, besides leading the La Scala Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, and others. She made her triumphant debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 2024, leading a new production of John Adams’s oratorio El Niño that showcased her “deep command of Adams’s music” (Financial Times, UK).
The 2024-25 season marks Alsop’s sixth as Chief Conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, which she leads at Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus, as well as on recordings, broadcasts, and international tours; her second as Artistic Director & Chief Conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony; her second as Principal Guest Conductor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra; and her first as Principal Guest Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. She is also Chief Conductor of the Ravinia Festival, where she leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual summer residencies, and is the first Music Director of the National Orchestral Institute + Festival (NOI+F) at the University of Maryland, where she launched a new academy for young conductors and leads the NOI+F Philharmonic each June. Alsop becomes the first U.S.-born woman to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic when she makes her long-awaited debut with the orchestra in February 2025, leading the world premiere of a new commission from Outi Tarkiainen. Recognized with BBC Music “Album of the Year” and Emmy nominations in addition to Grammy, Classical BRIT, and Gramophone awards, Alsop’s discography comprises more than 200 titles. These include recordings for Decca, Harmonia Mundi, and Sony Classical, as well as her acclaimed Naxos cycles of Brahms with the London Philharmonic, Dvořák, with the Baltimore Symphony, and Prokofiev with the São Paulo Symphony.
The first and only conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, Alsop has also been honored with the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award. To promote and nurture the careers of her fellow female conductors, in 2002 she founded the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship. The Conductor, a documentary about her life, debuted at New York’s 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and has subsequently been nominated for the 2023 Emmy for Best Arts and Culture Documentary, and recognized with the Naples International Film Festival’s 2021 Focus on the Arts Award.
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O Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop is truly a groundbreaking figure in classical music, known for being the first woman to lead a major U.S. orchestra, and for holding influential roles in prestigious institutions worldwide, including the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
One of the foremost conductors of our time, Marin Alsop has longstanding relationships with the London Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras, and regularly guest conducts such major international ensembles as the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Orchestre de Paris, besides leading the La Scala Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, and others. She made her triumphant debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 2024, leading a new production of John Adams’s oratorio El Niño that showcased her “deep command of Adams’s music” (Financial Times, UK).
The 2024-25 season marks Alsop’s sixth as Chief Conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, which she leads at Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus, as well as on recordings, broadcasts, and international tours; her second as Artistic Director & Chief Conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony; her second as Principal Guest Conductor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra; and her first as Principal Guest Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. She is also Chief Conductor of the Ravinia Festival, where she leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual summer residencies, and is the first Music Director of the National Orchestral Institute + Festival (NOI+F) at the University of Maryland, where she launched a new academy for young conductors and leads the NOI+F Philharmonic each June. Alsop becomes the first U.S.-born woman to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic when she makes her long-awaited debut with the orchestra in February 2025, leading the world premiere of a new commission from Outi Tarkiainen. Recognized with BBC Music “Album of the Year” and Emmy nominations in addition to Grammy, Classical BRIT, and Gramophone awards, Alsop’s discography comprises more than 200 titles. These include recordings for Decca, Harmonia Mundi, and Sony Classical, as well as her acclaimed Naxos cycles of Brahms with the London Philharmonic, Dvořák, with the Baltimore Symphony, and Prokofiev with the São Paulo Symphony.
The first and only conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, Alsop has also been honored with the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award. To promote and nurture the careers of her fellow female conductors, in 2002 she founded the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship. The Conductor, a documentary about her life, debuted at New York’s 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and has subsequently been nominated for the 2023 Emmy for Best Arts and Culture Documentary, and recognized with the Naples International Film Festival’s 2021 Focus on the Arts Award.