Jon Lord in Top 10 Living Composers

Jon Lord is the third most loved living classical composer.

A study of Classic FM’s Hall of Fame 2010 reveals that Jon Lord sits firmly in the top 10 of living composers.

His Durham Concerto is no. 3 and Boom of the Tingling Strings is no. 6.

See the full top 10 list below. Numbers in brackets indicate composition’s position in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame Top 300.

1. Jenkins – The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (15)
2. Ungar – The Ashokan Farewell (19)
3. Lord – Durham Concerto (28)
4. Shore – Lord of the Rings (44)
5. Morricone – The Mission (68)
6. Lord – Boom of The Tingling Strings (79)
7. Einaudi – Le Onde (85)
8. Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel (88)
9. Williams – Schindler’s List (92)
10. Górecki – Symphony No.3 (‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) (104)

View the full top 300 in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame 2010.