It's that time of the year again. Classic FM are taking votes for their Hall of Fame 2012. Jon has featured prominently in the poll the past few years. In 2010, both the Durham Concerto and Boom of the Tingling Strings entered the Top 10 of pieces by living composers. It would be wonderful if … Continue reading Vote for Jon in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame 2012
Author: Rasmus Heide
Happy New Year to all of you, our visitors here at Jon's website. 2011 was by no means an ordinary year for any of us. Here's a look at how his website fared through it all. JonLord.org was viewed about 400,000 times in 2011. London Olympic Stadium holds 80,000 people. So if we were competing there, it … Continue reading Thank you everyone for 2011
Happy New Year to all of you and thank you so much for your wonderful, kind and inspirational messages over these last few difficult months. I have been mightily sustained by reading them and will continue to be so. You are a very special lot indeed. I am doing well and I will be back … Continue reading Jon wishes you a Happy New Year
Do you want to see Jon's music performed at the prestigious BBC Proms in 2012? Then please sign the petition at The Petition Site. This is the initiative of one of Jon's fans, Elinor Bostock. We support it here on Jon's website and at his management. Jon has not made a comment.
When Classic Rock Awards recently honoured Deep Purple with The Innovator Award, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice were there to accept the award. Ian Paice read out this message from Jon: I very much wanted to be there this evening to stand with these fine chaps - my musical companions of more than forty years and … Continue reading Jon says thank you for Classic Rock Innovator Award
Visit the Christmas Sale at Jon's web shop. The new Bucharest DVD + CD are now shipping, as is the new Jon Lord With Pictures official documentary DVD - updated with new 2011 content. Also available are t-shirts and Jon's solo albums. Prices include postage - remember to choose your country. Go to Jon Lord's … Continue reading Christmas Sale at Jon Lord’s web shop
The highly anticipated DVD of Jon's Bucharest 2009 concert is finally here. Check out the taster clip below - and head over to the shop to order your copy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byhu1pD0pC4 The DVD was filmed in Bucharest, Romania on November 5, 2009 and features the full second half of Jon's concert that night. It includes tracks from … Continue reading Bucharest DVD out now (+ Christmas Sale!)
Jon's From Darkness to Light at Nürnberg's Meistersingerhalle, Germany on Nov 13 2011. Review by Rasmus Heide A gorgeous, contemplative 25-minute prayer piece for choir, piano and strings, From Darkness To Light engulfs the mature crowd of concert goers at Nürnberg's Meistersingerhalle on Sunday night. 2011 has been a stunning year for Jon; several Blues … Continue reading Review: From darkness, a light of hope
