Jon Lord has donated the music of To Notice Such Things, which he wrote for Sir John Mortimer to a local stage production in Henley on Thames, England, who will perform Mortimer's A Voyage Around My Father next week. During their friendship, Jon Lord and Sir John Mortimer actually talked about writing their own musical … Continue reading Jon Lord donates music to Mortimer play
On October 24, Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra will make its Prague premiere with Hungary's Györ Philharmonic Orchestra. The evening will offer concertgoers a chance to enjoy the many sides of Jon Lord's classical-rock fusion. But there are traps to be avoided, Jon Lord tells The Prague Post. "I don't like using the … Continue reading Jon Lord’s Prague Concerto premiere
Jon Lord spent Wednesday recording a new track Out of My Mind in London with Ian Gillan, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain. The track is intended for a charity single to raise money for a new music school in Armenia. Jason Newstedt will record bass tracks for the song. Gillan and … Continue reading Jon Lord records new track with Gillan, Iommi and McBrain
Watch Jon Lord perform Sarabande in Budapest on Sep 18. This film contains excerpts of the afternoon soundcheck with Cry Free and the Györ Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mr Márton Rácz before the world premiere of the reworked Sarabande suite.
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
During rehearsals in Hungary for Saturday night's concert in Budapest, Jon Lord took a novel approach to Child In Time. Ignoring the keyboards present at the rehearsal facility, he decided to try out the old Deep Purple classic on piano. Singer Kasia Łaska was at hand with her camera, and here is a rare glimpse … Continue reading Child In Time, the piano version
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jon Lord's upcoming concert in Prague has been put back to October 24. Tickets for the original date, September 21, are still valid for the new date.
For Jon Lord's concert in Budapest this Saturday September 18, singer Attila Scholtz from Hungarian Deep Purple tribute band Cry Free is taking over the microphone from absent vocalist Steve Balsamo. Kasia Laska will handle female vocals. Photo: hardrock.hu