Marin Alsop on Music In September, 2007, Marin Alsop became music director of the Baltimore Symphony, making her the first woman to head a major American orchestra. She was named a 2005 MacArthur Fellow, the first conductor ever to receive the award. Here, she offers commentary on a broad assortment of classical music.

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Marin Alsop on Music

The Baltimore Symphony music director offers commentary on a broad assortment of classical music.

Saturday September 23, 2006

Hearing History in Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony

September 23, 2006 • For Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony beginning in 2007, the centennial of Dmitri Shostakovich's birth presents an opportunity to explore the complexity and lesser-known pleasures of the legendary Russian composer's music.

Alsop discusses Shostakovich on Weekend Edition Saturday

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