"Alison Balsom, ennobled by performances with well-known orchestras (not only in the UK), played a trumpet concerto by Benedetto Marcello with supple embouchure, and tender tone. Her facial expression was elegiac... her playing was full of feeling and technically assured."


"Alison Balsom gave a brilliant performance. This was pure virtuosity, musically and technically without fault."

"Alison Balsom performed Benedetto Marcello's c-moll trumpet concerto in a wonderful dialogue with the orchestra. Her playing was supple and profound, thanks to a wonderful technique."

"Had Alison Balsom not had a trumpet in her hand, one might have thought she was an opera singer. She performed the work of Marcello brilliantly and profoundly."