Lawrence Power is a British violist, born 1977, noted both for solo performances and for chamber music with the

Nash Ensemble The Nash Ensemble of London is an English chamber ensemble. It was founded by Artistic Director Amelia Freedman and Rodney Slatford in 1964, while they were students at the Royal Academy of Music, and was named after the Nash Terraces around ...

and Leopold String Trio.

Career

Power started out as a

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(rather than beginning studies on the violin and switching to viola) at his primary school aged eight. When 11, Power entered the Junior Department of the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...

in London studying with Mark Knight. Later Power spent a year at the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most el ...

with

Karen Tuttle Karen Tuttle (March 28, 1920 – December 16, 2010) was an American viola teacher, most famous for developing the Karen Tuttle Coordination Technique, which emphasizes being comfortable while playing the instrument. She began performing on violin ...

.All things strings. Lawrence Power profile After a year in New York, Power returned to London and won first prize in the

Primrose International Viola Competition The Primrose International Viola Competition (PIVC), also referred to as the Primrose Memorial Scholarship Competition (PMSC), is an international music competition for viola players sponsored by the American Viola Society and named for the 20th-cen ...

in 1999. Following a third prize at the 2000

Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition The Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition (French: Le Concours International d'Alto Maurice Vieux) is an international music competition for viola players established in 1983 by the French viola society Les Amis de l'Alto. The competition i ...

in Paris, he made his first recording (Ligeti, Roslavets, Takemitsu and Prokofiev).Nash Ensemble programme, Wigmore Hall London, 14 November 2009. In 2001 Power was selected to become a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist until 2003. Power is a visiting professor at the

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music is a music school, conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the Undergraduate education, undergraduate to the Doctorate, doctoral level in a ...

in London and has given master classes at the

Verbier Festival The Verbier Festival is an annual international music festival that takes place for two weeks in late July and early August in the mountain resort of Verbier, Switzerland. Founded by Swedish expatriate in 1994, it has attracted international so ...

. In 2003 Power was head-hunted to become the leader of the viola section of

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic (german: Berliner Philharmoniker, links=no, italic=no) is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It is one of the most popular, acclaimed and well-respected orchestras in the world. History The Berlin Philharmonic was fo ...

, but despite playing with them in Mahler's 3rd Symphony at the

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under Haitink he did not audition for the position.Joking apart. Interview with Lawrence Power. ''The Guardian'', Friday 15 August 2008. Since his London solo debut with The Philharmonia, he has performed in the UK and abroad, appearing as soloist with many orchestras such as the London Symphony,

BBC Symphony The BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO) is a British orchestra based in London. Founded in 1930, it was the first permanent salaried orchestra in London, and is the only one of the city's five major symphony orchestras not to be self-governing. T ...

, English Chamber, Scottish Chamber,

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is a music organisation based in Liverpool, England, that manages a professional symphony orchestra, a concert venue, and extensive programmes of learning through music. Its orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmon ...

, Bergen Philharmonic,

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra ( sv, Kungliga Filharmonikerna or , literal translations, "Royal Philharmonic" or "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra") is a Swedish orchestra based in Stockholm. Its principal venue is the Konserthuset. His ...

, Verbier Festival Chamber, New Zealand Symphony,

Lucerne Festival Strings The Lucerne Festival Strings is one of Switzerland's most frequently touring chamber orchestras, which for decades was closely associated with the Lucerne School of Music, being for many years an "ensemble in residence". The orchestra was founded ...

and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. At the

Proms The BBC Proms or Proms, formally named the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hal ...

, he has played the Mozart ''Sinfonia concertante'' (with

Maxim Vengerov Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (russian: Максим Александрович Венгеров, , mɐkˈsʲim ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ vʲɪnˈɡʲerəf; he, מקסים ונגרוב; born 20 August 1974) is a Russian-born Israeli violinist, v ...

) in 2006, the Walton ''Viola Concerto'' in 2007, Vaughan Williams's ''

Flos Campi ''Flos Campi'': suite for solo viola, small chorus and small orchestra is a composition by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, completed in 1925. Its title is Latin for "flower of the field". It is neither a concerto nor a choral piec ...

'' in 2008, and he took part in a chamber music Prom in 2009.

James MacMillan Sir James Loy MacMillan, (born 16 July 1959) is a Scottish classical composer and conductor. Early life MacMillan was born at Kilwinning, in North Ayrshire, but lived in the East Ayrshire town of Cumnock until 1977. His father is James MacMi ...

dedicated his Viola Concerto to Power in 2013. Power has a prominent career as a chamber musician, as violist in the

and the Leopold String Trio. He has made guest appearances at international music festivals such as

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

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, Vancouver, and Oslo. Lawrence Power plays a 17-inch (43.3 cm) viola by Antonio Brensi of Bologna from c.1610.

Commissions

In recent years Power has commissioned a series of major works for the viola. These include: *

Thomas Adès Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès (born 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. Five compositions by Adès received votes in the 2017 Classic Voice poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000: '' The Tempest'' (2004), ''V ...

: Three Berceuses (2018) * Gerald Barry : Viola Concerto (2019) *

Anders Hillborg Per Anders Hillborg (born 31 May 1954) is one of Sweden’s leading composers. Education Anders Hillborg was born in Sollentuna, and studied composition, counterpoint and electronic music at the Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm from 1976 to ...

: Viola Concerto (2021) *

Kurt Schwertsik Kurt Schwertsik (born 25 June 1935) is an Austrian contemporary composer. He is known for creating the "Third Viennese School" and spreading contemporary classical music. Life Schwertsik was born in Vienna. A pupil of Joseph Marx and Karl Schisk ...

: "Haydn Lived in Eisenstadt" for Viola and Piano (2021) *

Cassandra Miller Cassandra Miller (born Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada, 1976) is a Canadian experimental composer currently based in London, England. Her work is known for frequently utilising the process of Transcription (music), transcription of a variety of ...

: Viola Concerto (2022) * Huw Watkins : Viola Concerto (2022/3?) There are also the "Lockdown Commissions" - ten short pieces that were performed and videoed in venues vacated due to Coronovirus, starting in June 2020. The commissioned composers were:

Martyn Brabbins Martyn Charles Brabbins (born 13 August 1959) is a British conductor. The fourth of five children in his family, he learned to play the euphonium, and then the trombone during his youth at Towcester Studio Brass Band. He later studied compositi ...

, Garth Knox,

Thomas Larcher Thomas Larcher (born 16 September 1963, in Innsbruck) is an Austrian composer and pianist. Biography and Work Thomas Larcher completed his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna under Heinz Medjimorec and Elisabeth Leonsk ...

, William Marsey, Cassandra Miller,

Olli Mustonen Olli Mustonen (born 7 June 1967 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish pianist, conductor, and composer. Biography Mustonen studied harpsichord and piano from the age of five with Ralf Gothóni and then Eero Heinonen. He studied composition with Ei ...

Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa-Pekka Salonen (; born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. He is principal conductor and artistic advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, conductor laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and music di ...

Erkki-Sven Tüür Erkki-Sven Tüür (born 16 October 1959) is an Estonian composer. Life and career Tüür () was born in Kärdla on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa. He studied flute and percussion at the Tallinn Music School from 1976 to 1980 and composition w ...

, Huw Watkins and Héloïse Werner.Viola Commissioning Circle: Lockdown Commissions
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Discography

;Viola music * Gerald Barry: Viola Concerto (2018–2019); Lawrence Power (viola),

Britten Sinfonia Britten Sinfonia is a chamber orchestra ensemble based in Cambridge, UK. It was created in 1992, following an initiative from Eastern Arts and a number of key figures including Nicholas Cleobury, who recognised the need for an orchestra in the ...

(conductor); Signum Records SIGCD639 (2020) * James MacMillan:

Viola Concerto A viola concerto is a concerto contrasting a viola with another body of musical instruments such as an orchestra or chamber music ensemble. Early examples of viola concertos include Telemann's concerto in G major and several concertos by Carl St ...

(2013); Lawrence Power (viola),

conducting the

BBC Philharmonic The BBC Philharmonic is a national British broadcasting symphony orchestra and is one of five radio orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The Philharmonic is a department of the BBC North Group division based at Med ...

; Hyperion Records CDA68317 (2020) * ''Harold in Italy''; Lawrence Power (viola),

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society), it later changed its name t ...

Andrew Manze Andrew Manze (born 14 January 1965) is a British conductor and violinist living in Germany. Born in Beckenham, United Kingdom, Manze read Classics at Cambridge University. Manze studied violin and worked with Ton Koopman (his director in th ...

(conductor); Hyperion Records CDA68193 (2018) ::

Hector Berlioz In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

– ''

Harold en Italie ''Harold en Italie,'' ''symphonie avec un alto principal'' (English: ''Harold in Italy,'' ''symphony with viola obbligato''), as the manuscript calls and describes it, is a four-movement orchestral work by Hector Berlioz, his Opus 16, H. 68, w ...

'', Symphony in Four Parts with Viola Obbligato, Op. 16 (1834) ::

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his opera ...

– ''Andante und Rondo ungarese'' (Andante and Hungarian Rondo) in C minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 35, J. 79 (1809) * ''Fin de siècle: Music for viola and piano''; Lawrence Power (viola), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano); Hyperion Records CDA68165 (2016) ::

Henri Büsser Paul Henri Büsser (16 January 1872 – 30 December 1973) was a French classical composer, organist, and conductor. Biography Büsser was born in Toulouse of partly German ancestry. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1889, where he studied ...

– ''Appassionato'', Op. 34 (1910) ::

Georges Hüe Georges Adolphe Hüe (6 May 1858 – 7 June 1948) was a French composer of classical music. Biography Hüe was born in Versailles into a noted family of architects. His musical education included studies with Charles Gounod and César Franck. ...

– ''Thème varié'' (1907) ::

Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – ''mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas b ...

– ''Soliloque et Forlane'' (1937) ::

Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

– ''Beau soir'' (1877–1878) ::

Ernest Chausson Amédée-Ernest Chausson (; 20 January 1855 – 10 June 1899) was a French Romantic composer who died just as his career was beginning to flourish. Life Born in Paris into an affluent bourgeois family, Chausson was the sole surviving child of a ...

– ''Pièce'', Op. 39 (1897) :: Léon Honnoré – ''Morceau de Concert'', Op. 23 (1890) ::

Louis Vierne Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer. As the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death, he focused on organ music, including six organ symphonies and a '' Messe solennelle ...

– ''Deux Pièces'': ''Le Soir'' and ''Légende'', Op. 5 (1894–1895) :: Lucien Durosoir – ''Vitrail'' (1934) ::

George Enescu George Enescu (; – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history, Enescu is featured on the Romanian five lei. Biog ...

– ''Concertstück'' (1906) ::

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...

– ''Deux mélodies hébraïques'' No. 1: ''Kaddisch'' (1914) * ''

Arthur Benjamin Arthur Leslie Benjamin (18 September 1893, in Sydney – 10 April 1960, in London) was an Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. He is best known as the composer of '' Jamaican Rumba'' (1938) and of the ''Storm Clouds Cantata'', f ...

: Violin Sonatina & Viola Sonata''; Lawrence Power (viola), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano); Hyperion Records CDA67969 (2014) :: ''Elegy, Waltz and Toccata'', Sonata in E minor for viola and piano (1942) :: ''From San Domingo'' for viola and piano (1945); transcription by

William Primrose William Primrose CBE (23 August 19041 May 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher. He performed with the London String Quartet from 1930 to 1935. He then joined the NBC Symphony Orchestra where he formed the Primrose Quartet. He performed in ...

:: '' Jamaican Rumba'' for viola and piano (1937); transcription by William Primrose (1944) :: ''Le Tombeau de Ravel'', Valses-caprices for viola and piano (1949) :: ''3 Pieces'' for violin and piano (1921, 1924) :: Sonatina in B minor for violin and piano (1924) :: ''A Tune and Variations for Little People'' for violin and piano (1937) * ''

York Bowen Edwin York Bowen (22 February 1884 – 23 November 1961) was an English composer and pianist. Bowen's musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a ...

: The Complete Works for Viola and Piano''; Lawrence Power (viola), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano); with Philip Dukes, James Boyd, Scott Dickinson (violas); Hyperion Records CDA67651/2 (2008) :: ''Allegro de Concert'' in D minor for viola and piano (1906) :: ''Fantasia ("Fantasie Quartet")'' in E minor for 4 violas, Op.41 No.1 (1907) :: '' Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata, Movement I'' for piano with viola obbligato; transcription by York Bowen; completed and edited by Lawrence Power :: ''Melody for the C-String'' in F major for viola and piano, Op.51 No.2 (1918) :: ''Melody on the G-String'' in G major for viola and piano, Op.47 (1917) :: ''Phantasy'' in F major for viola and piano, Op.54 (1918) :: ''Rhapsody'' in G minor for viola and piano, Op.149 (1955) :: ''Romance'' in A major for viola and piano (1908) :: ''Romance'' in D major for viola and piano (1900, 1904) :: Viola Sonata No.1 in C minor for viola and piano, Op.18 (1905) :: Viola Sonata No.2 in F major for viola and piano, Op.22 (1906) * ''Bowen • Forsyth Viola Concertos''; Lawrence Power (viola),

conducting the

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) is a Scottish broadcasting symphony orchestra based in Glasgow. One of five full-time orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), it is the oldest full-time professional rad ...

; Hyperion Records CDA67546 (2005) ::

– Viola Concerto in C minor, Op.25 (1906–1907), world premiere recording ::

Cecil Forsyth Cecil Forsyth (30 November 1870, in Greenwich – 7 December 1941, New York City) was an English composer and musicologist.Colles, H.C. 'Cecil Forsyth' in ''Grove Music Online'' (2001) He studied at the University of Edinburgh and at the Royal ...

– Viola Concerto in G minor (1903), world premiere recording * ''

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

: Viola Sonatas''; Lawrence Power (viola), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Tim Hugh (cello); Hyperion Records CDA67584 (2007); also released in 12-CD set ''Johannes Brahms: Complete Chamber Music''; Hyperion Records CDS44331/42 (2008) :: Sonata in F minor for viola and piano, Op.120 No.1 (1894) :: Sonata in E major for viola and piano, Op.120 No.2 (1894) :: Trio in A minor for piano, viola and cello, Op.114 (1891) * ''

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

: Violin Concerto & Double Concerto''; Lawrence Power (viola),

Anthony Marwood Anthony Marwood is a British solo violinist. Early life He was born 6 July 1965 to Michael Travers Marwood and Anne née Chevallier. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford. He then studied at the Royal Academy of Music and t ...

(violin);

Ilan Volkov Ilan Volkov ( he, אילן וולקוב; born September 8, 1976, Tel Aviv) is an Israeli orchestral conductor. Biography Volkov's father, Alexander Volkov, was a concert pianist. He studied with the conductor Mendi Rodan at the Rubin Academy in ...

conducting the

; Hyperion Records CDA67801 (2012) :: Double Concerto in B minor for violin, viola and orchestra (1932) :: ''Lachrymae – Reflections on a Song by John Dowland'' for viola and string orchestra, Op. 48a (1950, orchestrated 1976) * ''

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith (; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advocate of the ''Ne ...

: The Complete Viola Music, Vol. 1 – Sonatas''; Lawrence Power (viola), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano); Hyperion Records CDA67721 (2008) :: ''Sonata in F'' for viola and piano, Op.11 No.4 (1919) :: Sonata for viola and piano, Op.25 No.4 (1922) :: Sonata for viola and piano (1939) :: ''Meditation'' from ''Nobilissima visione'' for viola and piano (1938) * ''

: The Complete Viola Music, Vol. 2 – Solo Sonatas''; Lawrence Power (viola); Records CDA67769 (2010) :: Sonata for solo viola, Op.11 No.5 (1919) :: Sonata for solo viola, Op.25 No.1 (1922) :: Sonata for solo viola, Op.31 No.4 (1923) :: Sonata for solo viola (1937) * ''

Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Par ...

''; Lawrence Power (viola),

Thierry Fischer Thierry Fischer (born 28 September 1957) is a Swiss orchestra conductor and flutist. Early life and education Fischer was born in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Zambia) to Swiss parents. He studied flute with Aurèle Nicolet and began h ...

conducting the

BBC National Orchestra of Wales The BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) ( cy, Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC) is a Welsh symphony orchestra and one of the BBC's five professional radio orchestras. The BBC NOW is the only professional symphony orchestra organisatio ...

; Hyperion Records CDA67690 (2009) :: ''Choral varié'' for viola and orchestra, Op.55 (1903) :: ''Lied'' for viola and orchestra, Op.19 (1884) * ''Les Nouveaux Musiciens: Lawrence Power''; Lawrence Power (viola), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano); Harmonia Mundi HMN911756 (2001) ::

György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" ...

– Sonata for viola solo (1991–1994) ::

Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...

– ''Pieces from

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' for viola and piano, Op.64; transcriptions by

Vadim Borisovsky Vadim Vasilyevich Borisovsky (russian: Вадим Васильевич Борисовский; January 20, 1900 – July 2, 1972) was a Soviet and Russian violist. Biography Born in Moscow, Borisovsky entered Moscow Conservatory in 1917 studying ...

::: ''Introduction: The Montagues and Capulets'' ::: ''The Young Juliet'' ::: ''Dance of the Knights'' ::: ''Farewell before Parting and Death of Juliet'' ::: ''Mercutio'' ::

Nikolai Roslavets Nikolai Andreevich Roslavets (russian: link=no, Никола́й Андре́евич Ро́славец; in Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire – 23 August 1944 in Moscow) was a significant Ukrainian modernist composer of Beloruss ...

– Sonata No.1 for viola and piano (1926); completed by

Alexander Raskatov Alexander Mikhailovich Raskatov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Раска́тов; born 9 March 1953, in Moscow) is a Russian composer. Life Alexander Raskatovs father was a leading journalist of the magazine ''Krokodil'', h ...

Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. He is known for combining elements of oriental and occidental phil ...

– ''A Bird Came Down the Walk'' for viola and piano, SJ 1092 (1994) *

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

– Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra, K.364 (1779);

(violin), Lawrence Power (viola), UBS Verbier Festival Chmaber Orchestra; EMI Classics (2007) * ''Rózsa • Bartók Viola Concertos'' – Lawrence Power (viola),

Andrew Litton Andrew Litton (born May 16, 1959, New York City) is an American orchestral conductor. Litton is a graduate of The Fieldston School. He studied piano with Nadia Reisenberg and conducting with Sixten Ehrling at the Juilliard School of Music in New ...

(conductor),

; Hyperion Records CDA67687 (2010) ::

Miklós Rózsa Miklós Rózsa (; April 18, 1907 – July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany (1925–1931) and active in France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), and the United States (1940–1995), with extensi ...

– Viola Concerto, Op.37 (1982) ::

Tibor Serly Tibor Serly (; Losonc, Kingdom of Hungary, 25 November 1901 – London, 8 October 1978) was a Hungarian violist, violinist, and composer. Serly was the son of Lajos Serly, a pupil of Franz Liszt and a composer of songs and operettas in the ...

– ''Rhapsody'' for viola and orchestra (1946–48) ::

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as H ...

–

, Sz.120, BB128 (1945) * ''

Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich), First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throug ...

: Music for Viola and Piano''; Lawrence Power (viola), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano); Hyperion Records CDA67865 (2012) :: Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 147 (1975) :: ''5 Pieces from "

The Gadfly ''The Gadfly'' is a novel by Irish-born British writer Ethel Voynich, published in 1897 (United States, June; Great Britain, September of the same year), set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and upris ...

''" for viola and piano, Op. 97 (1955); transcriptions by

:: ''7 Preludes'' for viola and piano, Op. 34 (1932–1933); transcriptions by Yevgeny Strakhov *

Mark-Anthony Turnage Mark-Anthony Turnage CBE (born 10 June 1960) is a British composer of classical music. Biography Turnage was born in Corringham, Essex. He began composing at age nine and at fourteen began studying at the junior section of the Royal College of ...

– ''Eulogy'' for viola and orchestra (2003); Lawrence Power (viola),

; ONYX 4005 (2005) * ''Walton • Rubbra Viola Concertos''; Lawrence Power (viola),

conducting the

; Hyperion Records CDA67587 (2007) ::

William Walton Sir William Turner Walton (29 March 19028 March 1983) was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. His best-known works include ''Façade'', the cantat ...

–

in A minor (original version, 1928–1929) ::

Edmund Rubbra Edmund Rubbra (; 23 May 190114 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak o ...

– ''Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn'' for viola solo, Op.117 (1962) ::

– Viola Concerto in A minor, Op.75 (1952) * ''

Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...

: The Early Chamber Music'' – ''Romance'' for viola and piano (c.1914); Lawrence Power (viola),

; Hyperion Records CDA67381/2 (2002) * ''Vaughan Williams • McEwen: Flos Campi, Viola Concerto''; Lawrence Power (viola),

conducting the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales; Hyperion Records CDA67839 (2011) ::

– Suite for viola and small orchestra (1933–1934) :: Ralph Vaughan Williams – ''

'', Suite for viola, wordless chorus and small orchestra (1925) ::

John Blackwood McEwen Sir John Blackwood McEwen (13 April 1868 – 14 June 1948) was a Scottish classical composer and educator. He was professor of harmony and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London, from 1898 to 1924, and principal from 1924 to 193 ...

– Concerto for viola and orchestra (1901) ;Chamber music * '' Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev: String Trios''; Leopold String Trio; Hyperion Records CDA67573 (2008) :: String Trio in E major, Op.31 :: String Trio in B minor :: String Trio in D major * ''

: Chamber Music'' – Piano Quartet (1918–1921, revised 1975);

; Hyperion Records CDA67340 (2002)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Power, Lawrence 1977 births Living people Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama British classical violists People educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists