John Lenehan
With more than 70 albums to his credit, reflecting an enormous variety of genres and styles, Britain's John Lenehan ranks as one of the most versatile pianists on the classical scene today. His activities have extended beyond classical music into jazz, and beyond the piano into composition and arranging. Lenehan was born in 1958 and grew up in central London. His first musical experiences came in school, on the recorder, as with so many others of his generation, but at eight he took up the piano. As a teen he studied piano, violin, and later viola, and he benefited from free lessons organized by the Centre for Young Musicians of the Inner London Educational Authority, "which no longer exists," he notes." He attended St. Joseph's Academy and then the Royal Academy of Music, studying both piano and viola, but gravitated toward piano parts in chamber music as he went along. His career as a soloist developed as well, and he has appeared at the Barbican with the London Symphony Orchestra and at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic.
Lenehan's catalog of recordings is notable for its diversity. It has included mainstream chamber music by Brahms and others, the complete piano music of John Ireland (recorded for Naxos), solo and duo sonatas by Mozart and others, concertos by Michael Nyman and, still further in the crossover direction, Ludovico Einaudi and other minimalist piano works recorded for the Sony Classical label. An aficionado of the music of Erik Satie, Lenehan has recorded Satie's music for the in-house label of the large British radio network Classic FM. Among his frequent chamber music collaborators is violinist Tasmin Little. Lenehan is an enthusiastic performer of early jazz, ragtime, and slide piano. As a composer he has produced a Fantasy on Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker that has been recorded by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, and his arrangements have graced albums by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, pianist Yuja Wang, and violinists Leonidas Kavakos, Nicola Benedetti, and Nigel Kennedy.
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Piano Concerto / Where the Bee Dances
Simon Haram, John Lenehan, Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jul 9, 1998
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IRELAND, J.: Piano Works, Vol. 2 (Lenehan) - Decorations / Sonatina / Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook
Classical - Released by Naxos on Apr 29, 1999
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Cello Song
Julian Lloyd Webber, John Lenehan
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Aug 6, 1993
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Reflections
Huw Wiggin, John Lenehan, Oliver Wass
Chamber Music - Released by Orchid Classics on Jun 15, 2018
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Violin Showpieces
Marat Bisengaliev, John Lenehan
Chamber Music - Released by Naxos on Jun 3, 1994
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Œuvres pour piano (Volume 3)
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jul 29, 2008
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Concerto pour piano
John Lenehan, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson
Classical - Released by Naxos on Oct 2, 2011
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Clarinet Goes to Town
Emma Johnson, John Lenehan, Paul Clarvis
Tango - Released by Nimbus Alliance on Nov 11, 2016
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IRELAND, J.: Piano Works, Vol. 1 (Lenehan) - Sarnia / London Pieces / In those days
Classical - Released by Naxos on Nov 3, 1997
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Ludovico Einaudi - The Greatest Hits (Arr. for Piano by John Lenehan)
Classical - Released by Karma Sounds on Nov 26, 2022
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Philip Glass: The Hours (Arr. for Piano by John Lenehan)
Classical - Released by Karma Sounds on Jan 6, 2023
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Mozart: Romance from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K. 525 (Arr. for Piano by John Lenehan)
Classical - Released by The Deep Sleep Scientists Ltd on Jun 10, 2022
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From Jewish Life
Classical - Released by Signum Records on Jun 21, 2005
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Woods, Bennett, Denisov & Others: Saxophone Works
Chamber Music - Released by Clarinet and Saxophone Classics on Jan 1, 2004
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John Rutter: The Colours of Christmas (Arr. for Piano by John Lenehan)
Christmas Music - Released by Karma Sounds on Dec 12, 2022
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Piano Nostalgias
Alternative & Indie - Released by The Scoring House on Nov 19, 2019
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Williams: Theme From "Schindler's List" (Arr. for Piano by John Lenehan)
Classical - Released by Karma Sounds on Sep 26, 2022
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