"It was fantastic to see Jon Lord performing a show under his own name at long last. This is not an event that takes place everyday and Jon is a Definite Maestro for your reviewer. No one else but him made me fell in love with Deep Purple some 14 years ago and he has … Continue reading Plock: A hypersensual, mind-smashing experience
‘“Child In Time”, performed as an encore, after nearly two hours of carefully selected compositions from “Sarabande”, “Pictured Within” and “Beyond The Notes”, came as a very big surprise. Some of us, lucky to have witnessed the rehearsals, got a hint of what was going to happen in the evening but still, when Jon started … Continue reading Plock: ‘Storming version of Child in Time’
'A wonderful show. I'm still impressed. You've done a big surprise to Polish fans, Mr Lord. We wanted you so much to come to Poland, and you did it. The Concerto in such a beautiful scenery! Many thanks!,' writes Joasia Ostrowiecka in her review of Jon Lord's concert appearance at Plock, Poland on July 6. … Continue reading Plock: 'Big surprise at the old square'
'A wonderful show. I'm still impressed. You've done a big surprise to Polish fans, Mr Lord. We wanted you so much to come to Poland, and you did it. The Concerto in such a beautiful scenery! Many thanks!,' writes Joasia Ostrowiecka in her review of Jon Lord's concert appearance at Plock, Poland on July 6. … Continue reading Plock: ‘Big surprise at the old square’
Jon Lord appeared with the Plock Symphony Orchestra in Plock, Poland on July 6. Together they performed the “Concerto for Group and Orchestra” as well as a new orchestral version of Deep Purple's “Child in Time”. Read long interview with Jon Lord (Polish language). View more pictures.
In an interview with Performance Today, Jon Lord speaks of his latest works, Boom of the Tingling Strings and Disguises. He also speaks of playing different styles of music: - Since, really, the inception of Deep Purple in the late 60s, it's been known to my buddies in the band that I kind of wore … Continue reading Interview: From Deep Purple to Disguises
July's edition of Gramophone Magazine includes a brief interview with Jon on page 13 about Boom Of The Tingling Strings, together with a very positive review on pages 67/68: "... a barnstorming, virtuoso finale that has Proms Favourite written all over it." Thanks to Nigel Young.
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