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2011
APRIL
7 – Roth, Kulturfabrik, Germany – tickets
Jon Lord Blues Project with : Miller Anderson (guitar, vocals), Maggie Bell (vocals), Zoot Money (keyboards), Colin Hodgkinson (bass), Pete York (drums).
12 – Krasnodar, DI Primiera, ul. Stasova 175, Russia
14 – Rostov-On-Don, KSK “Express”, ul. Zakrutkina 67a, Russia
Jon Lord with Anna Phoebe on violin, Cry Free and the Kuban Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ponkin.
17 – St Petersburg, BKZ Oktyabrskiy Concert Hall, Ligovsky Prospect 6, Russia
20 – Moscow, Crocus City Hall, 66km MKAD, Crocus Expo, 3rd Pavillion, Russia
Jon Lord with Anna Phoebe on violin, Cry Free and the State Hermitage Orchestra “St. Petersburg Camerata” conducted by Fabio Mastrangelo.
28 – Palermo, Teatro Golden, Italy – tickets
Concerto For Group and Orchestera and more performed by Jon Lord with Anna Phoebe on violin, Kasia Łaska on vocals, the FlowerStone band and Orchestra Sinfonica del Conservatorio Vincenzo Bellini di Palermo conducted by Carmelo Caruso.
MAY
6 – Mulhouse, La Filature, Frande Salle, France – tickets
Concerto for Group and Orchestra and more performed by Jon Lord with singers Steve Balsamo, Kasia Laska and Patrick Rondat (guitar), Patrice Guers (bass), Steve White (drums) and the Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse. Musical direction by Gwennolé Rufet.
14 – Rottweil, Alte Stadthalle, International Jazz Festival, Germany
Jon Lord Blues Project with: Miller Anderson (guitar, vocals), Maggie Bell (vocals), Zoot Money (keyboards), Colin Hodgkinson (bass), Pete York (drums).
JUNE
19 – Schloss Salem, Baden-Würtemberg, Germany
Rock Symphony featuring Jon Lord with Bernd Ruf & Germanpops Orchestra
24 – Creusot, Blues en Bourgogne, France – tickets
Jon Lord Blues Project with: Miller Anderson (guitar, vocals), Maggie Bell (vocals), Zoot Money (keyboards), Colin Hodgkinson (bass), Pete York (drums).
30 – Graz, Orpheum, Austria
Jon Lord Blues Project with: Miller Anderson (guitar, vocals), Maggie Bell (vocals), Zoot Money (keyboards), Colin Hodgkinson (bass), Pete York (drums).
JULY
1 – Amstetten, Pölz Johann Halle, Austria
Jon Lord Blues Project with: Miller Anderson (guitar, vocals), Maggie Bell (vocals), Zoot Money (keyboards), Colin Hodgkinson (bass), Pete York (drums).
2 – Paks, ESZI Hall, Hungary – tickets
Jon Lord Blues Project with: Miller Anderson (guitar, vocals), Maggie Bell (vocals), Zoot Money (keyboards), Colin Hodgkinson (bass), Pete York (drums).
JULY
8 – London, Royal Albert Hall, London, Sunflower Jam
with Rick Wakeman, Deep Purple, Joe Bonamassa and more…
10 – Nuthurst, St. Andrew’s Church, England
Jon Lord performing To Notice Such Things with the professional choir of St. Thomas More, Chelsea and the Bernardi Music Group conducted by Paul Mann. Programme also to include Fauré’s Requiem. Tickets: The Capitol box office (01403 750220) or thecapitolhorsham.com. Concert starts 6.30pm.
2010
JANUARY
23 – Nikolaisaal, Potsdam (near Berlin), Germany Sold out!
– Concerto for Group and Orchestra and more.
Performed by Jon Lord with Demon’s Eye, Kasia Laska and Steve Balsamo (vocals), and Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg conducted by Scott Lawton.
MARCH
25 – Györ, Hungary – Richter Hall – tickets
– Concerto For Group and Orchestra + solo pieces and Deep Purple tracks.
Performed by Jon Lord with Kasia Laska (vocals), Cry Free (rock band) and Philharmonic Orchestra of Györ conducted by Mr Márton Rácz.
APRIL
25 – Shipley Arts Festival, St Mary’s Parish Church, Horsham, England
– To Notice Such Things, The Telemann Experiment, For Example, Evening Song and Vaughan William’s Greensleeves and Five Variants.
– Performed by Jon Lord with Bruce Martin (flute) and Bernardi Music Group with Festival Academy conducted by Paul Mann.
Tickets: online from The Capitol, Horsham or 01403 750220 (£15.00 per ticket).
MAY
9 – Imst, Austria – Art Club
– Concerto For Group and Orchestra + solo pieces and Deep Purple tracks.
Performed by Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo & Kasia Laska (vocals), Cry Free (rock band) and Philharmonic Orchestra of Györ conducted by Mr Márton Rácz.
23 – Trondheim, Norway – Nidaros Cathedral
– Jon Lord with 16-piece string orchestra (Trondheim Soloists and Trondheim Symphony Orchestra) and Martin Axenroth (drums, Opeth), Martin Mendez (bass, Opeth), and Steve Balsamo and Nathalie Lorichs (vocals) – all conducted by Torodd Wigum.
31 – Kiev, Ukraine – Palace Ukraina
– Concerto For Group and Orchestra + solo pieces and Deep Purple tracks.
Performed by Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo & Kasia Laska (vocals), TE (band) and the The National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine conducted by Dmitry Logvin.
JUNE
16 – Liverpool, England – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall – tickets
– To Notice Such Things + Concerto For Group and orchestra + Evening Song + The Telemann Experiment + Pictured Within performed by Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo Miller Anderson (vocals), Steve White (drums), Don Richardson (bass), Mark Zyk (guitar) with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Clark Rundell.
23 – Luxembourg, Square Guillaume II (Knuedler), Luxembourg
– Classic Rock Night: Jon Lord & Big Band Opus 78 featuring Doogie White and Kasia Laska (vocals). First half (without Jon Lord) is classic rock tracks, second half is Deep Purple and Jon Lord pieces.
Free entrance.
JULY
16+17+19+20 – Dalhalla, Sweden
Special guest with Robert Wells’ Rhapsody In Rock
Lazy, Strange Kind Of Woman, Highway Star performed by Jon Lord with Albert Lee and Robert Wells + 20-piece-orchestra and 18-piece choir.
SEPTEMBER
18 – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest, Hungary – tickets
An evening with Jon Lord including Sarabande and solo works and Deep Purple titles.
Jon Lord with Attila Scholtz, Kasia Laska, Cry Free and the Györ Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mr Márton Rácz.
25 – Lahnstein Blues Festival, nr Koblenz, Germany
Daddy & The Steamers – Jon Lord, Maggie Bell, Miller Anderson, Zoot Money, Colin Hodgkinson, Pete York, Albie Donnelly.
OCTOBER
30 – Music Jam Festival, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria – tickets
An evening with Jon Lord including Sarabande, his solo works and Deep Purple titles.
Jon Lord with TE (band) and orchestra conducted by Misha Damev.
NOVEMBER
10 – Sala Kongresowa, Warszawa, Poland – tickets
Concerto for Group and Orchestra and more
Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo and Kasia Laska (vocals), Damian Kurasz (guitar), Michal Grott (bass), Jan Mlynarski (drums) and Symphonic Orchestra im. Karol Namysłowski in Zamość conducted by Tadeusz Wicherek.
15 – Essen, Philharmonie Essen, Germany – tickets
An evening with Jon Lord featuring Sarabande, his solo works and Deep Purple titles.
Jon Lord with Doogie White and Tanja Schun (vocals), Dead Composers Rocking Society (band) and Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen conducted by Florian Ludwig.
21 – München, Philharmonie im Gasteig, Germany – tickets
– Concerto for Group and Orchestra and more.
Performed by Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo, Demon’s Eye and Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg conducted by Scott Lawton.
2009
JANUARY
10 – Tonhalle, Zürich, tickets, poster, flyer (right) Sold out!
12 – KKL, Luzern, Switzerland – info & tickets, poster, flyer (right) Sold out!
– Pictured Within, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Pictures of Home, Wait a While, Telemann Experiment, One From the Meadow, Gigue, The Road from Lindisfarne (Durham Concerto Part III).
Performed by Jon Lord (Hammond and piano) with the Nota Bene Symphony Orchestra conducted by Massimiliano Matesic with Kasia Laska (vocals), Steve Lee (vocals, Gotthard), Kaitner Z Doka (guitar), Guy Pratt (bass) and Bernhard Welz (drums).
FEBRUARY
3 – Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
– the Concerto for Group and Orchestra + solo pieces performed by Jon Lord (Hammond and piano) with orchestra and band, incl. Steve Balsamo (vocals) and Kasia Laska on vocals.
MARCH
4 – Palace of Arts, Budapest, Hungary
5 – Debrecen -> Millenaris, Budapest, Hungary New venue!
– the Concerto for Group and Orchestra + Sarabande, One 
from the Meadow, Pavane, The Telemann Experiment, Wait A While, Pictured Within, Gigue performed by Jon Lord (Hammond and piano) with the Danubia Orchestra Obuda conducted by Domonkos Heja, Steve Balsamo (vocals), Kasia Laska (vocals) and Cry Free (band).
11 – Bratislava, Slovakia (radio recording)
12 – Bratislava, Slovakia (radio recording)
– the Concerto for Group and Orchestra + solo pieces performed by Jon Lord (Hammond and piano) with the Slovak Radio Orchestra, Steve Balsamo (vocals), Kasia Laska (vocals) and Cry Free (band).
14 – Kosice, Slovakia Cancelled!
– the Concerto for Group and Orchestra + solo pieces performed by Jon Lord (Hammond and piano) with the Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Swoboda, Steve Balsamo (vocals), Kasia Laska (vocals) and Cry Free (band).
APRIL
11 – Seoul, South Korea
– performed by Jon Lord (Hammond and piano) with Steve Balsamo (vocals), Kasia Laska (vocals) and the Seoul Art Orchestra conducted by Sun-yong Choi.
MAY
2 – Virada Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil Updated!
– Concerto For Group And Orchestra and solo pieces.
Performed by Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo (vocals), Kasia Laska (vocals), Chester Kamen (guitar), Guy Pratt (bass), Steve White (drums) and the Orquestra Sinfonica Municipal conducted by maestro Rodrigo de Carvalho.
JUNE
1 – ChildLine Rocks, IndigO2, London, England
– Pictured Within and Child In Time with Steve Balsamo and Thunder. You Keep On Moving with Glenn Hughes and Thunder.
JULY
5 – Shipley Arts Festival, St. Andrew’s Church, Nuthurst, England
– To Notice Such Things (new 20-minute piece)
Performed by Jon Lord on piano with flute and 17-piece string orchestra.
11 – Falkenberg Idrottsplats, Falkenberg, Sweden
Special guest with Robert Wells’ Rhapsody In Rock
Lazy + Soul Mover + Burn + AC/DC medley + Smoke On The Water performed by Jon Lord with Robert Wells plus 20-piece-orchestra and 18-piece choir.
17 – Lichfield Festival, near Birmingham, UK
– 10.30am – Jon Lord in conversation – Lichfield Garrick Main Theatre
– 7.00pm – Concert – Lichfield Cathedral
Performed by Jon Lord with the Badke String Quartet and Steve Balsamo (vocals), Kasia Laska (vocals), Guy Pratt (bass), Steve White (drums).
JULY
24 – Rock Symphony, Kreuzeiche Stadion, Reutlingen, Germany New!
Jon Lord will appear at the ‘Baden-Württemberg musiziert!’ weekend. He will perform one movement from Concerto for Group and Orchestra with the Württembergisches Philharmonie. The evening will feature other artists incl. Rudolf Kunze and Johanna Zeul.
SEPTEMBER
1 – antique Roman theatre, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
– Concerto for Group and Orchestra and more.
Performed by Jon Lord with Doogie White, Kasia Laska, members of Bulgarian band TE and the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra.
24 – The National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Child In Time and solo material.
Performed by Jon Lord with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by David Brophy.
OCTOBER
5 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
– Concerto For Group And Orchestra, Child In Time and more – full details.
9 – Cosmos Concert Hall, Yekaterinburg, Russia
– Concerto for Group and Orchestra and more performed by Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo, Kasia Laska, Cry Free and orchestra.
12 – Ice Hall (small stage), St. Petersburg,
Russia – tickets
– Concerto for Group and Orchestra and more performed by Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo, Kasia Laska, Cry Free and orchestra.
15 – GKCZ Rossiya, Moscow, Russia
– Concerto for Group and Orchestra and more performed by Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo, Kasia Laska, Cry Free and the Moscow Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ziva.
23 – Siegerlandhalle, Siegen, Germany
– Concerto For Group And Orchestra and more
Performed by Jon Lord with with Demon’s Eye and the Philharmonie Südwestfalen conducted by Russel N. Harris.
NOVEMBER
5 – Palace Hall, Bucharest, Romania
– Concerto for Group and Orchestra performed by Jon Lord with Steve Balsamo and Kasia Laska on vocals, band and the Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nayden Todorov.
DECEMBER
6 – Kieler Schloss, Kiel, Germany
– Concerto for Group and Orchestra with solo and Deep Purple material.
Performed by Jon Lord with DCRS (Hagen), Steve Balsamo (vocals) and Kasia Laska (vocals) and the Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mr. Fritzsch
2008
FEBRUARY
14 – Theater Hagen, Hagen, Germany
– Open rehearsal – Concerto For Rock Group & Orchestra + solo pieces
15 – Theater Hagen, Hagen, Germany Sold out!
– Concerto For Rock Group & Orchestra + solo pieces
MARCH
27 – Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
28 – Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
29 – Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
– Concerto for Group & Orchestra (three shows)
APRIL
5 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England
– Durham Concerto w/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
9 – Zermatt Unplugged, Main Stage, Festival Zelt, Zermatt, Switzerland
– Solo material
JULY
6 – X Summer Music Festival, Płock, Poland
– Concerto for Group & Orchestra w/Plock Symphony Orchestra
(100 km North West of Warsaw)
26 – Weston Park, near Birmingham, England – Proms Spectacular
– The Telemann Experiment, The Road from Lindisfarne, Bourée
AUGUST
16 – Castle Howard, York, England – Proms Spectacular
– The Telemann Experiment, The Road from Lindisfarne, Bourée
23 – Marble Hill, Twickenham, England – Classic FM’s Proms Spectacular
– The Telemann Experiment, The Road from Lindisfarne, Bourée
SEPTEMBER
13 – Luxembourg Philharmonie, Luxembourg
– Concerto for Group & Orchestra w/Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
25 – The Porchester Halls, London, England – Sunflower Jam
– Special Guest with Deep Purple, read more review photos
NOVEMBER
30 – Jazz Cafe, London, UK – info
– Special Guest with Trio Valore: Steve White (drums), Damon Minchella (bass), Seamus Beaghan (keyboards). Jon Lord will be joining the trio on piano and organ
DECEMBER
7 – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK – info
– Zildjian Drummers Achievement Award. Trio Valore with special guest Jon Lord will be paying tribute to Ginger Baker alongside Jack Bruce (Cream), Keith Carlock (Steely Dan), drumming legends Simon Phillips and Tony Allen, and other guest artists.
13 – Kaiser Ball, Kongresshaus, Zürich, CH – info
– Special Guest at the Midnight Concert of the annual Kaiser Ball performing sections from Durham Concerto with the Nota Bene Symphony Orchestra.
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