Diary

Cancelled concerts due to Covid-19

Since March almost all public performances have been cancelled but I have been busy writing and recording at home and performing when conditions allow.

In lockdown I recorded "The Beethoven Years" a series of excerpts from the piano music commissioned by the "West One Music Group" for use in TVand film productions. More information and a little film about the project at  https://www.westonemusic.com/news/news-thebeethovenyears-johnlenehan

Maros Stefak is a fascinating composer who's music combines rock guitar with orchestra. I have been collaborating with him on several of his tracks as orchestrator during lockdown, some of which have since been recorded in Moscow. Here's a favourite of mine (from before our recent work together).

At the end of August my first engagement playing engagement was with BBC Manchester where I recorded Chausson's wonderful "Concert" with members of the BBC Philharmonic. A youTube recital with Huw Wiggin recorded soon after can be viewed below and a total of 8 half-hour recitals with Tasmin Little and Emma Johnson (4 each) will shortly be available on the fantastic "Absolute Classics" youTube channel. Further concerts with Tasmin Little to a limited audience in October included Petworth Festival and the Royal Festival Hall (also broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. A CD recording of music for viola and piano with Sarah-Jane Bradley for Dutton Epoch was recorded in November and December see's the final concert of Beethoven violin sonatas for Luton Music Club and my last concert with Tasmin Little before her retirement.

Concerts in February

3rd - Luton Music Club - Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano
The third of four recitals this season covering all ten sonatas. In the third concert John Lenehan is joined by Sara Trickey
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7th - Champs Hill Concerts - "in the steps of Laurel and Hardy"
Silent films with Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd as well as Laurel and Hardy
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17th - Ramsey Music Club (Isle of Man)
recital with Huw Wiggin (saxophone)
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25th - Rossetti Ensemble at Purcell School
Mahler and Schumann piano quartets and new arrangements of Piazzolla
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Concerts in January

8th - Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham - Recital with Cristian Grajnier De Sa (Brahms, Prokofiev, Beethoven and Sarasate)
https://www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/event/cristian-grajner-de-sa-violin-john-lenehan-piano-284156/
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12th - Radlett Music Club - Piano Music and all that Jazz - a new programme including Rhapsody in Blue etc.
https://radlett-music-club.weebly.com/
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20th - BBC Radio 3 "In Tune" with members of Britten Sinfonia
https://brittensinfonia.com/event/at-lunch-two-with-freya-waley-cohen-2/
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21st - West Road Concert Hall Cambridge - Concert with members of Britten Sinfonia
https://brittensinfonia.com/event/at-lunch-two-with-freya-waley-cohen-2/
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22nd - Wigmore Hall, London - with members of Britten Sinfonia
https://brittensinfonia.com/event/at-lunch-two-with-freya-waley-cohen-2/
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24th - St Andrew's Hall, Norwich - With members of Britten Sinfonia
https://brittensinfonia.com/event/at-lunch-two-with-freya-waley-cohen-2/
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Concerts in November

1st - Nairn Community Arts Centre (Music Nairn) - recital with Emma Johnson
https://www.musicnairn.org.uk/node/86
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2nd - Stamford Arts Centre - recital with Emma Johnson
https://www.emmajohnson.co.uk/events/recital-nairn-stamford/
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3rd - Lincoln Performing Arts Centre - recital with Emma Johnson
https://lpac.co.uk/event/live-classicsemma-johnson-clarinett-john-lenehan-piano/
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10th - Conway Hall Sunday Concerts, London - Rossetti Ensemble
https://conwayhall.org.uk/event/rossetti-ensemble/
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17th - Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton - Teatime with Stan and Ollie
https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/teatime-with-stan-and-ollie/
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20th - concert Hall Reading - Recital with Tasmin Little
https://www.readingarts.com/concert-hall/whats-on/tasmin-little-violin
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21st - 24th - Absolute Classics (Scotland) - recitals with Filip Pogady
http://www.absoluteclassics.co.uk/events/filip-pogady-violin-john-lenehan-piano/
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25th - Luton Music Club - Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano
The second of four recitals this season covering all ten sonatas. In the second concert John Lenehan is joined by Filip Pogady
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Concerts in October

10th - University of Glasgow lunchtime series - In the footsteps of Laurel and Hardy
https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/listings/index.html/event/11418
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13th - The Stables, Wavendon - In the footsteps of Laurel and Hardy
https://stables.org/event/john-lenehan-presents-in-the-footsteps-of-laurel-hardy
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14th - Luton Music Club - Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano
The first of four recitals this season covering all ten sonatas. In this the first John Lenehan is joined by Cristian De Sa
http://www.lutonmusic.org.uk/beethv1.html
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16th - Rhyl Music Club - Beethoven and Brahms Trios with Joy Farrell and Caroline Dearnley
https://www.rhylmusic.com/event/john-lenehan-clarinet-trio/
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25th - Stapleford Granary - In the footsteps of Laurel and Hardy
https://staplefordgranary.org.uk/whats-on/in-the-footsteps-of-laurel-hardy.aspx

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Concerts in September

10th - Turner Sims, Southampton - silent films
Showcase concert for performance of a Laurel and Hardy programme later in the season
https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/turner-sims-autumn-season-preview/
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13th - Breinton, Woking - Huw Wiggin
Music from last year's album "reflections"
https://www.breinton.com/
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19-22nd - York Chamber Music Festival - Rossetti Ensemble/Emma Johnson
recitals with Emma Johnson, Martin Jackson, Tim Lowe and chamber music with Rossetti Ensemble
https://www.ycmf.co.uk/festival-events
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29th - St. Georges, Bristol - Emma Johnson
Jonathan Dove's "Pied Piper" with Emma Johnson and school children from the area
https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/event/the-pied-piper/
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Concerts in July

14th July - 3.00 - Rossetti Ensemble at St. Mary's, Perivale

Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat K.493
August Klughardt: Schilflieder
(5 Fantasy Pieces for Piano, Oboe and Viola Op.28 )
Interval
Bridge: Phantasy Piano Quartet in F sharp minor (1932)
Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin (1917) arr: Rachel Messiter
http://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2019-07-14
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC43OVDn283JYlsucboMlw/featured
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15th July - 8.00 John Lenehan presents "Comedy Classics"
at the Kings Lynn Festival

https://www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk/whats-on/opera-classical/john-lenehan-piano/

19th July - 8.00 - Emma Johnson's "Clarinet goes to Town"
at Marlborough College
https://summerschool.co.uk/entertainment
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22nd July - recording at Air Lyndhurst Studios, London
Beethoven Sonatas op. 13 and 27 no. 2
(Pathetique and Moonlight)
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Concerts in June

8th - Laurel and Hardy silent films - MiddlesboroughTheatre
https://www.middlesbroughtheatre.co.uk/shows/in-the-footsteps-of-laurel-and-hardy/
22nd - Emma Johnson's "Clarinet goes to Town" - Thaxted Festival
https://www.thaxtedfestival.co.uk/the-emma-johnson-trio.html
26nd - Emma Johnson's "Clarinet goes to Town" - Beaminster Festival
https://www.emmajohnson.co.uk/events/beaminster-festival-clarinet-goes-to-town/
28th - my new arrangement of Piazzolla "Libertango" will be performed by an all star lineup including Jess Gillam, Chloe Hanslip and Martin James Bartlett.
(St. Georges Brandon Hill, Bristol)

Concerts in May

4th - Rossetti Ensemble at Welwyn Garden Concert Club
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat K.493
August Klughardt: Schilflieder
(5 Fantasy Pieces for Piano, Oboe and Viola Op.28 )
Interval
Bridge: Phantasy Piano Quartet in F sharp minor (1932)
Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin (1917) arr: Rachel Messiter
http://wgconcertclub.org.uk/index.php/current-season/rossetti/

16th - BBC Concert Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall
I'll join the orchestra for the world premiere of John Harle's Saxophone Concerto performed by Jess Gillam. The newly refurbished hall opened earlier this month.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/en4wxj

23-29 - Concerts in Taiwan with violinist Nai-Yuan Hu
A return to Taipei to perform Elgar's Violin Sonata with this prize-winning violinist.

FEBRUARY CONCERTS AND RECORDINGS

1st - Beethoven Emperor Concerto at St. Martin-in-the-Fields with the Locrian Ensemble of London cond. Rimma Sushanskaya - recordedf live by Chasing the Dragon audiophile recordings and available to purchase as LP or CD here.....http://www.chasingthedragon.co.uk/livebeethovenseries.html

1st - Chandos release my recording with Tasmin Little of music by Amy Beach, Clara Schumann and Dame Ethel Smyth

6th - Rossetti Ensemble at Riverside Barn, Walton on Thames

8th - BBC Radio 3 "In Tune" - interview and music by Mozart, Brahms and Bernstein with Emma Johnson

10th - Laurel and Hardy Film programme at Strode Theatre, Somerset

13th - BBC Radio 3 "In Tune" -interview and music by Amy Beach and Clara Schumann with Tasmin Little

15th-18th - 4 Concerts in Scotland for Absolute Classics

JANUARY CONCERTS AND RECORDINGS

4th - Furstenthal Chamber Music recording at Henry Wood Hall for Toccata Classics

Recitals with Tasmin Little
18th -Venue: Bradford Cathedral, 1 Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire BD1 4EH
19th - Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Roft St, Oswestry SY11 2EP
20th - Venue: Theatr Clwyd, Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Raikes Lane, Mold, Flintshire, Wales CH7 1YA
Programme:
BRAHMS - Sonata No.2 in A major
BEETHOVEN - Sonata in E flat major, Op.12, No.3
CLARA SCHUMANN - Romance, Op.22, No.1
AMY BEACH - Romance
DELIUS - Legende
GRIEG - Sonata No.2 in G major

DECEMBER CONCERTS AND RECORDINGS

6th - Morpeth Music Society
Recital with Emma Johnson (clarinet)
https://www.morpeth-musoc.org.uk/britain-s-favourite-clarinettist-emma-johnson-and-pianist-john-lenehan-are-coming-to-morpeth

11th - CD Recording at Henry Wood Hall, London
Mozart Piano Concerto no. 21 K467 - National Symphony Orchestra/ R. Sushanskaya

17-19th - CD recording: The chamber Music of Robert Furstenthal (vol.2)
with the Rossetti Ensemble (for Toccata Classics)

NOVEMBER CONCERTS

3rd - Monkton International Piano Recital Series

https://monktonrecitals.com/about/john-lenehan/

6th - The Genius of Mozart - St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich

Mozart Piano Concerto in C K. 467 with National Symphony Orchestra (UK)
https://www.nso.co.uk/

8/9th - CD recording: The chamber Music of Robert Furstenthal (vol.1)
with the Rossetti Ensemble (for Toccata Classics)

16th - The Genius of Mozart - Langley Park, Bromley

Mozart Piano Concerto in C K. 467 with National Symphony Orchestra (UK)
https://www.nso.co.uk/

25th - "Glories of Venice" - a celebration of rare Cellos.

A concert at the Royal Academy of Music where I will be accompanying Boris Adrianov, Laura Van der Heijden, Guy Johnston, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Amit Peled and Raphael Wallfisch in duos and ensemble pieces.
https://www.londoncellos.org/

28th - Rhyl Music Club - Film Fantasia

https://www.rhylmusic.com/event/john-lenehan-with-music-for-the-silent-cinema/

OCTOBER CONCERTS

2nd - 7.30pm, 22 Mansfield Street, London, England W1G 9NR
Rossetti Ensemble
Sibelius Andante Festivo
Debussy arr. Lenehan Prelude
Ravel Piano Trio
Elgar Piano Quintet
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8th - 8pm, Little Missenden Church, Little Missenden Festival
Rossetti Ensemble
Sibelius Andante Festivo
David Matthews Viola Sonatina
Ravel Piano Trio
Elgar Piano Quintet
http://little-missenden.org/rossetti-ensemble.html
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13th - 7.00, Trinity Church, London Road, High Wycombe
John Lenehan presents Film Fantasia
Films inspired by music and silent classics
https://fisheyefilmfest.uk/festival-events#filmfantasia
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23-29 - concerts in China
(With Paloma So and Stefan Terara)
25 Oct - 7:30pm at Hefei Grand Theatre
26 Oct - 7.30 at French Embassy, Beijing
28 Oct - 10:30am at Shanghai Concert Hall
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SEPTEMBER CONCERTS

1st - 1.00 Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes
Recital with Cristian de Sa (violin)
http://www.cristiangrajnerdesa.com/concerts
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12th - 7.30 The Actors' Church, Covent Garden, London
CD launch recital of "Scenarios" - piano music by Richard Harvey
http://actorschurch.org/event/?show=1&id=873591956
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14th - 7.30 St Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda
Recital with Emma Johnson
http://droghedaclassicalmusic.com/september/
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21-22 York Chamber Music Festival
Friday 21 September 1.00pm Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate
Recital with Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola)

Saturday 22 September 1.00pm Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate
Recital with Tim Lowe (cello)

Saturday 22 September 7.30pm Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
Chamber Music programme with Martyn Jackson and Simon Blendis (violins), Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola) and Tim Lowe (cello)
http://ycmf.co.uk/site/2017-programme/
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25th - United Reformed Church, Main Street, Cockermouth
Recital with Emma Johnson
http://www.cockermouth-music-society.org.uk/concerts-and-events#Emma-Johnson-clarinet-John-Lenehan-piano
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29th - recording in Henry Wood Hall. Music of Helen Habershon arranged and performed by John Lenehan with "Primavera"
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30th - Gresham's School, Norfolk
"Clarinet goes to town" with Emma Johnson and Paul Clarvis
http://audentheatre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Gresham-Arts-Michaelmas-2018-WEB.pdf