Ex-Deep Purple keyboardplayer Jon Lord performed the symphonic “Concerto for Group and Orchestra” in the Grugahalle. The audience thanked with standing ovations. As the last tunes of the encore “Child in Time” faded, the 1900 listeners in the theatre-style Grugahalle got up for another standing ovation. If it had been for the most people, the … Continue reading Review: His Lordship asked to ba-roque
Author: Rasmus Heide
“Concerto for Group and Orchestra”: Jon Lord’s fusion of rock and classical music. Essen, February 3, 2009 - interview below Besides Pink Floyd, Deep Purple were one of the most creative bands out of Britain. Their first songs could be ascribed to the pop genre – but already contained single classical quotations. Together with Jon … Continue reading Review: Wildly staged mix of genres
Jon Lord's recent concert in Essen attracted a fair share of press coverage. Here are three examples. In an interview with the Haken magazine before the concert Jon Lord talks about music as a form of communication. - On paper music is only a line of black dots. The music only comes into existence when … Continue reading Media watch: His Lordship in Essen
UK's Classic FM is taking votes on the pieces of classical music which inspired you the most in 2008. Jon Lord is elligible with no less than two albums; Durham Concerto and Boom of the Tingling Strings. Cast your votes at Classic FM Hall of Fame 2009. (Both of Jon Lord's works must be entered … Continue reading Jon Lord for the Classic Hall of Fame
On February 3 Jon Lord will perform The Concerto for Group and Orchestra in Essen, Germany. - When we did it in Hagen last February we were going do one night but so many people were interested that we had to do two nights. We got standing ovations. - In the second half I play … Continue reading Preparing for Purple and the classics in Essen
Denis Zürcher from Switzerland submitted photos and a fact sheet for Jon Lord's concert at Zürich's Tonhalle in Switzerland on January 10. The same set was repeated two days later in Lucerne, Switzerland - see comments below. The excellent concert was sold out and got a standing ovation. Thanks Jon, writes Denis Zürcher. 07:45 pm … Continue reading Jon Lord came out to Zürich – and Lucerne
Jon Lord is gearing up for his concert in Essen, Germany on February 3 - in the Grugahalle, where he used to perform with both Deep and Whitesnake. - We played several times in the Grugahalle in Essen. I think one of the first big concerts that Deep Purple played when we started to get … Continue reading Going back to Grugahalle
Jon Lord comments on press rumours that Deep Purple Mark 3 will reunite and tour with Metallica's Lars Ulrich on drums: It all seems like a lot of hot air and wild speculation to me. I like Lars and what he has achieved with Metallica. He's obviously always been very complementary in his comments about … Continue reading Mark 3 reunion: Hot air and wild speculations
