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GLOBAL STAGE
Marin Alsop accepts Crystal Award
at World Economic Forum
T
he World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos,
Switzerland brings together leaders from international
organizations, government, culture and media, and this
year’s event honored none other than the BSO’s own
Music Director, Marin Alsop. On January 21, Alsop was
one of three recipients of this year’s Crystal Award, which celebrates the
achievements of leading artists and cultural figures whose leadership
inspires inclusive and sustainable change.
“Attending the World Economic Forum in 2006 inspired me
to strive to become a more engaged world citizen, and I am deeply
honored to return to accept the Crystal Award and share my journey
over these past 13 years,” said Alsop.
Alsop accepted the award alongside film director Haifaa Al-Mansour
and broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough. Alsop also led
the meeting’s opening performance with the Taki Concordia Orchestra.
“We are thrilled that Music Director Marin Alsop received the
prestigious Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum,” said BSO
President and CEO Peter Kjome. “The outstanding work she has
done here in Baltimore to promote access to music education through
initiatives like OrchKids and the BSO Academy program demonstrates
her commitment to inspiring change in our community.”
This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting took place
January 22–25 under the theme, “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global
Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”
BSO OFFERS FREE TICKETS
TO GOVERNMENT WORKERS
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Marin Alsop leads the BSO at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall during January
performances of Turangalîla-symphonie.
n recognition of furloughed workers during the partial
government shutdown this winter, the BSO made complimentary
tickets available to federal workers and contractors. Free tickets
were offered for January performances at the Joseph Meyerhoff
Symphony Hall and The Music Center at Strathmore of Turangalîla-
symphonie with Music Director Marin Alsop and Sibelius’ Violin
Concerto with Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz.
“We were very happy to welcome government employees to the
BSO at no cost during the shutdown,” said BSO Vice President
and General Manager Tonya McBride Robles. “With so many
federal workers living in our area, it was important to the BSO
that we recognize those affected during this challenging time and
acknowledge in our own way the immeasurable contributions they
make in our community.”
The 35-day partial government shutdown this winter is the longest
on record in American history.
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