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Artist
JONATHAN RUTHERFORD
3+ albums
ClassicalUKenglishbritish
about
Though he is a well-admired pianist he is first and foremost a composer. He studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School, and he studied composition with Lennox Berkeley. Although he has met many teachers, including Nadia Boulanger, Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Rodney Bennett, and even Benjamin Britten, as a composer it may be said that he is self-taught unless one counts Mozart and Beethoven amongst his mentors! His piece for Musical Saw, Violin and Soprano “An Intake of Breath” has been loved wherever it has been heard, and so has the popular “Rejoice! Rejoice!” “Final Parting” has affected people deeply. In fact, the potential popularity of the greater part of Jonathan Rutherford’s music is vast. His music has been performed by Patricia Routledge, Colin Baker, Johnny Morris, Harriet Longman, Jennifer Thorn, Heidi Pegler, Susanna Wilson, The Eye Bach Choir, Amici, Stowmarket Chorale, The Prometheus Orchestra, Jubilate and the Orford Choir, and the Philharmonia Orchestra. Jonathan was one of the first 15 pupils at the Yehudi Menuhin School. He was born in Churt, near Farnham, Surrey. He has lived in Suffolk since 1998. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
