March and April were spent primarily writing - including library music for West One Music and a new arrangement for Maksim Mrvica. Concerts included an informal private performance with the marvellous tenor Joseph Calleja at the Overseas League House in London. He casually mentioned that he had stopped in London on route from Munich where he had finished singing the part of Don Jose in Carmen, to New York for the Met's new production of Tosca! Other concerts were with Emma Johnson in Exeter, Wadsworth and Middlesborough where we performed Jonathan Dove's "Pied Piper" with 100 local school children - a memorable experience. Other highlights included playing the opening concert of the St. Endellion Easter Festival and a concert with the Rossetti ensemble at the Purcell School. 

My performance of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto at St. Martin-in-the-Fields with the Locrian Ensemble of London cond. Rimma Sushanskaya was recorded live by Chasing the Dragon audiophile recordings  and is already available to purchase as LP or CD at their website                                        http://www.chasingthedragon.co.uk/livebeethovenseries.html

On the same day (1st February) Chandos released my recording with Tasmin Little of music by  Amy Beach, Clara Schumann and Dame Ethel Smyth. The recording has already received fabulous reviews - Editors's Choice in Gramophone and Chamber Music choice and a 5 star review from BBC Music Magazine. Read the reviews here....
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​Other concerts this month

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

The year ahead gets off to a flyer with the remaining day of recording at Henry Wood Hall of the complete chamber music of Robert Furstenthal. Works to be added are sonatas for Flute, horn and oboe in which I will be joined by Kathryn Thomas, Nicholas Korth and Malcolm Messiter. The project stretches to 4 CDs involving members of the Rossetti Ensemble and will be issued by Toccata Classics later this year. It has been a privilege to get to know and perform this highly personal music (much of it never played before) by a composer totally unknown to the general public. Some further info on Furstenthal here.......
https://toccataclassics.com/discovering-robert-furstenthal-and-his-lost-lieder/

Also three recitals with Tasmin Little this month in Bradford, Oswestry and Mold (Theatre Clwyd). Details on Tasmin's website here.....
http://www.tasminlittle.com/pages/02_pages/02_set_concerts.htm

Most excited to be preparing for my performance of Beethoven Emperor Concerto on February 1st at St. Martin in the Fields. Details here...
https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whatson-event/beethoven-by-candlelight/
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​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)

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/
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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
28 Oct - 10:30am at Shanghai Concert Hall