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Marin Alsop Leads Highmark Mann in 50th Anniversary Celebration

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(Photo credit: Brandon Patoc) For its 2026 season, Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 50th anniversary at Fairmount Park. This article only features classical music events. Highmark Mann’s newly commissioned oratorio, “A Hundred Years On” by Peter Boyer and Mark Campbell celebrates the 1876 Centennial Exposition, which took place in Fairmount Park. Soloists include sopranos Mary Dunleavy, {…}

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Marin Alsop Appears on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show;’ Receives Donation for Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship

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(Photo credit: Brandon Patoc) Pilot Pen a season-long partner of The Kelly Clarkson Show has donated $1,000 to Marin Alsop’s Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship in support of the organization #purplebaton campaign, a global social media movement advancing the careers of women conductors in classical music. The donation was made during the Kelly Clarkson show when Marin Alsop appeared in a {…}

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Marin Alsop Launches Second Global Social Media Campaign “#PurpleBaton”

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(Photo credit: Brandon Patoc) Marin Alsop, in partnership with the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF), is set to launch its second edition of “#PurpleBaton,” for National Women’s History Month. The global social media movement aims to advance the careers of women conductors in classical music. “The #PurpleBaton movement signals to the world support of women conductors on the podium, and {…}

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Marin Alsop Leads a Celebration of Gaudi in Barcelona

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On June 10, 2026, Barcelona will celebrate the centennial of visionary Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudí’s passing, with the world premiere of Boston-based Catalan composer Olivia Pérez-Collellmir’s “Seven Dreams of Gaudí” at the Palau de la Música Catalana. The symphonic choral work will feature a libretto by award-winning Catalonian poet Anna Gual and will bring together 200 musicians from the Philharmonia Orchestra {…}

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Philharmonia Orchestra to Present ‘The Battle of the Sexes: Marin Alsop Conducts Balls’

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(Photo credit: Chris Christodoulou) Marin Alsop will lead the Philharmonia Orchestra in the UK premiere and world premiere performance of Karpman and Gail Collins’ “Balls” with a full orchestra. Mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz takes on the role of Billie Jean King with tenor Nicky Spence as Bobby Riggs. Lotte Betts Dean, Eve Pearson Maxwell, Oliver Barker, and Mia Serracino-Inglott are among {…}

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PENTATONE Announces Partnership with Marin Alsop

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PENTATONE has announced a partnership with Marin Alsop, one of the foremost conductors of our time and a powerful and inspiring voice. Among the recording plans that will form part of this new partnership are extensive symphonic surveys of Mahler and Shostakovich. Alsop will become the first woman conductor ever to record these surveys. In a statement, Alsop said, “I’m {…}

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Marin Alsop Named Honorary Conductor of ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

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Marin Alsop has been named Honorary Conductor of the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien for her commitment to the orchestra during her six-year tenure as Chief Conductor. Under Marin’s direction, the orchestra made its first appearance at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2022, as well as tours to Spain, France, and Japan. They also recorded a {…}

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Prague Summer Nights Announces Marin Alsop as Distinguished Guest Conductor for 2025

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Marin Alsop will be honored as the distinguished guest conductor for Prague Summer Night’s 10th anniversary in 2025. Per an official press release, the world-renowned conductor will participate in the PSN Apprentice Conducting Program, leading the orchestra in performances of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 at Burgher’s Hall in Plzen. Prague Summer Nights will take place at The Festsaal (Haus der {…}