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The triumph of the trumpet majorette who became a Classical Brit

Even without the fake tan, bare long legs and Alice Temperley sequined minidress which accentuated her shapely figure, Alison Balsom would always stand out in a crowd.

The 30 year old blonde possesses striking good looks and she just also happens to be one of the world's finest trumpet players.

It is an incredible achievement for a woman. For this is an instrument that has historically been mastered only by men in brass bands and orchestras, or jazz giants such as Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong.

Slender and soft spoken, Alison is as far removed from the traditional macho image of a brass player as it is possible to get.

It has been said that in her hands that tangle of metal tubing becomes as subtle and sonorous as a violin.

And last Thursday she cemented her position as a prodigious talent and rising star by winning the award for Female Artist of the Year at the Classical Brits ceremony in London.

The announcement caused almost as much of a sensation as did her deliberately provocative appearance on the red carpet beforehand.

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'Classical music has a reputation for being incredibly harsh and staid,' she says in her first interview.

'I'm not trying to dumb down in any way and I wouldn't wear a short dress on stage, but why not wear a cool rock chick dress instead of a ball gown?

'I even put on hair extensions and fake tan. You kind of have to when you're in front of so many paparazzi.

'When your legs are bare to the tops of your thighs, you need all the help you can get to see you through. It's kind of scary.'

To add extra glitz to her outfit, Alison, who was presented with her award at the Royal Albert Hall by ballerina Darcey Bussell, wore 1million of borrowed diamonds from celebrity jewellers Van Cleef and Arpels.

'I've never seen anything sparkle so much,fake rolex oyster perpetual datejust stainless steel,' she admits. 'I had a brilliant set of earrings and a ring as well. I was not going to be subtle about this. They made me feel amazing and I've been hinting to my boyfriend ever since.'

For the past two months she has been dating Edward Gardener, the 34 year old musical director of the English National Opera.

'It works well,' she says. 'It's not competitive. It's easy for us to understand each other's weird world.'

She is, it would appear, naturally attracted to men who share her musical passion.

Two years ago she had a brief but much discussed romance with the Russian violinist Maxim Vengerov.

Given her confident stage presence and virtuoso performances, you would imagine Alison to be the product of some grand and privileged musical dynasty.

The reality could not be more different.

She comes from an ordinary background, which makes her success all the more extraordinary.

Her father Bill was a builder and her mother Zena placed children with foster families.

They were intelligent and cultured, but not the least bit musical, though their children were.

Alison's brother Richard used to play the tuba and she, of course,rolex oyster perpetual lady datejust fake, opted for the trumpet.

It didn't take long for the Balsoms to realise she had a special talent.

It was at primary school in Royston,fake rolex datejust lady, Hertfordshire, that she first put a trumpet to her lips.

'I had free tuition at school and then I started playing with the local brass band,' she says.

'My parents supported me and drove me everywhere to play. I still go back and play carols with the Royston band on Christmas Day. It's wonderful.'

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