When Jon Lord talks about his Concerto, there is a lot of warmth, passion and conviction in his words. He is calling it 'my baby' and he doesn’t hide that he is very proud of it. - It is the love letter of a young musician directed at the two musical worlds in my life, … Continue reading Love letter from a young musician…
Author: Rasmus Heide
'Exceptional', 'a fantastic success' and 'jaw-droppingly brilliant'. Jon Lord's recent concert in Edinburgh received rave reviews from the Scottish press. In their two five-star reviews, The Scotsman and the Edinburgh Evening News, mention both the captivating complexity of Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra and the impressive skills of the young musicians that shared … Continue reading Outstanding: 10 stars for Edinburgh
A selection of fan filmed footage from Jon Lord's Russian tour has hit the pages of Youtube - including a TV commercial for the concert in St. Petersburg: Hammond solo, Concerto for Group and Orchestra (Yekaterinburg): The Sun Will Shine Again with Kasia Laska on vocals (Yekaterinburg):
Jon Lord pictured in St. Petersburg getting ready for his concert there on October 12. Jon Lord having fun in with (from left) singers Kasia Laska and Steve Balsamo, and conductor Fabio Mastrangelo. Jon Lord in Russia October 15 – GKCZ Rossiya, Moscow, Russia – tickets - Concerto for Group and Orchestra and more performed … Continue reading St. Petersburg: Images from the road
Pictured onstage, Jon Lord is performing the Concerto for Group and Orchestra at the Cosmos Concert Hall in Yekaterinburg on October 9 2009. Below a selection of passes employed at the Yekaterinburg concert. Jon Lord in Russia October 12 – Ice Hall (small stage), St. Petersburg, Russia – tickets - Concerto for Group and Orchestra … Continue reading Yekaterinburg: Images from the road
'The Edinburgh concert was fantastic, the kids were really impressive, very cohesive and obviously they enjoyed it as much as the audience.' Thus writes David Fergusson on Jon Lord's Facebook page about the concert at Edinburgh's Usher Hall on Monday night. For this website, Kevin Dixon reports indepth about the evening. 'The first thing that … Continue reading Breathtaking freshness in Edinburgh
- Child In Time will blow people away. This is truly something special I am a part of. Thomas Temple is one of two young guitarists playing with Jon Lord for Monday night's performance of the Concerto for Group and Orchestra in Edinburgh. Together with six other students from Edinburgh's Stevenson College - and the … Continue reading – This is gonna be fun!
'I have to say that last night was the best concert I have ever been to,' writes Dave Morrissey of Jon Lord's concert in Dublin on September 24. Here is the rest of his review: 'Having missed out on hearing the Concerto live up to now, I was really please to find the entire piece … Continue reading Review: Reduced to tears in Dublin
