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Few conductors can match the range of repertoire of Marin Alsop, who’s feted for her insight, passion and musicianship around the world. Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Chief Conductor designate of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and a regular guest conductor for the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alsop is also one of the few conductors to work regularly with both the London Symphony and the London Philharmonic Orchestras. February 2012 will see Alsop return to London to conduct a series of programmes with the LPO featuring Liszt’s piano concertos 1 and 2 with Stephen Hough, and Dvořák’s Symphony No.7, her recording of which has won numerous international awards by critics.

As Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Alsop has transformed the orchestra, not least in spearheading a resurgence in the orchestra’s recording projects, including the internationally-acclaimed Dvořák cycle for Naxos: “This Dvořák series has been truly joyful.” [Gramophone]. Her extensive Naxos discography comprises, notably, a Brahms symphony cycle with the London Philharmonic Orchestra while other recordings with the orchestra include the Grammy Award-winning recording of Jennifer Higdon’s Percussion Concerto.

The London dates fall ahead of the start of Alsop’s tenure as Chief Conductor of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, commencing in March 2012. As well as directing a wide-ranging recording programme featuring the Prokofiev symphonies cycle, Alsop will steer the orchestra’s artistic and creative programming for its 90+ concerts per season, both at home and on tour, as well as its education and outreach activities. Alsop also continues as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, having renewed her contract there until 2015.

Alsop was the first artist to win both Gramophone's "Artist of the Year" award and the Royal Philharmonic Society's Conductor's Award in the same season, and went on to pick up the Classical Brit Award for Best Female Artist as well as being the first conductor to be receive the MacArthur Fellowship. In 2006, Alsop was the only classical musician invited to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, alongside presidents, prime ministers and CEOs of the world's most powerful companies.