Jon Lord live at The Congress Hall, Warsaw, Nov 10th, 2010. Review by Marcin Karski Jon Lord has taken the Polish capitol by storm and it was the best I've ever seen from him. The way he moved, conducted, played and sounded will remain vivid in my mind, hardly forgettable. I can only thank the … Continue reading Warsaw: Here be friends, here be a hero…
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This rather excellent photo captures Jon Lord onstage in Sofia, Bulgaria on October 30. We thank you Fedia Trifonov for sending the photo. You can read his letter here: Dear Mr. Lord, First of all I’d like to express mine and my family and friends’ admiration from your personality as a human being, musician and … Continue reading Sofia says thank you
Jon Lord has reached a new level with his efforts to merge modern rhythmical music with the orchestral world. This became apparent Saturday night at Budapest's Béla Bartók National Concert Hall. The musical gods smiled down on a near-sold out Hungarian audience as they witnessed the world premiere of Jon Lord's reworked Sarabande suite performed … Continue reading Jon Lord in Budapest: Maestro-pieces galore
On a warm mid-summer evening, Jon Lord headlined Luxembourg's national day celebrations with local big band/orchestra OPUS 78 and Kasia Laska and Doogie White on vocals. Set in Luxembourg City's historic Square Guillaume, the evening's first half comprised a handful of rock classics arranged for strings, horns, band and sung by Kasia Laska and Doogie … Continue reading Perfect strangers pictured in Luxembourg
'Phil principal flautist Cormac Henry nurtured every contour, from the depths of serenity to the heights of frippery, all befitting Mortimer's personality.' These words come from Liverpool Echo's review of Jon Lord's concert at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Wednesday - specifically the evening's performance of his lastest piece, To Notice Such Things, which features … Continue reading Liverpool: Serene melody, steady progress
A fresh, new arrangement of The Telemann Experiment opened Jon Lord's concert at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall on Wednesday. Two-and-a-half hours later, the concert ended with standing ovations. Sans rhythm instruments (not counting Jon Lord's tapping foot), the new version of Telemann is softer and with more emphasis on the sweeping string themes. As such it … Continue reading Jon Lord’s philharmonic feast in Liverpool
Kiev was the 3rd Jon Lord concert for Natalia Yanoushkevich and definitely the best so far. She writes: 'Ukraine Palace is a huge and very beautiful venue, and the welcome that Kiev gave to Jon Lord was loud and warm-hearted. What amazed me most this time is Jon Lord's will and ability to play and … Continue reading Huge and deep impressions in Kiev
For the first time in front of an Ukrainian audience, Jon Lord performed a solo concert in the Palace Ukraine in Kiev on May 31. Artem Artemenko was there, and these are his thoughts and photos: 'Mr. Lord and his team were accompanied by Symphony Orchestra of the National Radio Company of the Ukraine conducted by Dmitriy … Continue reading Exceeding all expectations in Ukraine
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