Personal Life
Since 1990, Alsop's partner has been Kristin Jurkscheit, a horn player. They have a son and Alsop has spoken publicly about her family. While Alsop was conducting the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, of which her partner was a member, their relationship provoked controversy, though Alsop replied that the relationship predated her appointment to lead the orchestra and had no bearing on her job performance.
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