Jon Lord's Durham Concerto is the highest new entry in Classic FM's Hall of Fame 2009. As voted for by the listeners of UK's Classic FM radio station, Durham Concerto reached no. 75. The Durham Concerto is rubbing shoulders with some of classical music's most famous pieces; Mozart's The Magic Flute (no. 70), Chopin's Piano … Continue reading Jon Lord enters Classic FM Hall of Fame
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Jon Lord will perform at this year's ChildLine Rocks charity show at London's IndigO2 Arena on June 1. Other confirmed artists include Steve Balsamo - who currently tours with Jon Lord - plus Uriah Heep, Glenn Hughes, Hot Leg, The Pretty Things, Sons Of Albion, Andy Newmark and Mollie Mariott. The evening will be compeered … Continue reading Jon Lord for ChildLine Rocks charity show
Hungarian TV covered Jon Lord's recent visit to Budapest with interview and film of the rehearsals for the Concerto performance. The full TV-interview with Jon Lord is available here.
What a joy it was to watch Jon Lord! He was obviously enjoying himself, moving with the music, playing his Hammond like a man 20 years younger than he is and making that 'big lovely piece of furniture' give sounds only Jon Lord can provoke. Monika Schwarz travelled to Bratislava to catch Jon Lord's two … Continue reading Review: Joyful nights in Bratislava
Hungarian zene.nu has published a report and a string of photos from one of Jon Lord's shows there - including Kasia Laska, Steve Balsamo and Cry Free. See more by clicking the photo. Please add your own reviews of the show in the comments below.
During his recent visit to Budapest, Jon Lord was interviewed by Hungarian national TV. Starting with the Concerto and the misconception that Ritchie Blackmore had to be convinced to play it, the interview moves on to discuss the relationship between Jon Lord's classically inspired solo work and his rock career and onwards to the Durham … Continue reading – I want to explore every side of my musicality
Jon Lord photographed at Essen's Grugahalle on February 3 by Armin Thiermer. Click on the photo to see many more. Three German reviews/interviews from Essen have kindly been translated to English by Annika Jobski: Music is communication (interview from Haken Magazine) His Lordship asked to ba-roque (review from Neue Ruhr Zeitung) Wildly staged mix of … Continue reading Pictured, reviewed and interviewed in Essen
Jon Lord and the Philharmonic Orchestra Hagen: Concerto for Group and Orchestra Hits like “Smoke on the water” and “Here I go again” made him and his band famous all over the world: Jon Lord, founding member and ex-keyboardplayer with Deep Purple. Already in 2008 he worked with the Philharmonic Orchestra Hagen. The outcome was … Continue reading Interview: Music is communication
