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James Rhodes
April 2009April 2009
Background information
Birth nameJames Edward Rhodes
Born (1975-03-06) 6 March 1975 (age 49)
London, England
GenresClassical
OccupationPianist
InstrumentPiano
Years active2009-present
LabelsSignum Records, Warner Bros. Records
Websitewww.jamesrhodes.tv
Musical artist

James Rhodes (born 6 March 1975 in London) is a British concert pianist.

Early life

James Edward Rhodes was born into a middle-class Jewish family in St John's Wood, North London. He was educated at Arnold House School, a local all-boys independent preparatory school. There, he allegedly experienced sexual abuse by his PE teacher, who died before he could appear in court. Rhodes suffered mentally as well as physically, including spinal damage, eating disorders and PTSD.

Aged 7, he borrowed the CD of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto from his father's collection. He was taught piano, but did not progress formally beyond Grade 3. First moving to a local boarding school, he was educated at Harrow School, where he worked with piano teacher Colin Stone, from the age of 13 onwards. It was during this period that he entered the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition, but failed to make it past the second round.

In 1993, he was offered a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Career

A fan of the Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov, Rhodes wrote to Sokolov's agent Franco Panozzo in Italy, with the idea that Rhodes would become a music agent himself. Panozzo responded, and after Rhodes sent him a bottle of Champagne Krug, the pair arranged to meet in Italy. After hearing Rhodes play, Panozzo arranged for Rhodes to have a brief tutorage under the renowned piano teacher Edoardo Strabbioli in Verona, Italy. However after a period Rhodes was institutionalised,

In March 2010, Rhodes became the first core classical pianist to be signed with the world's largest rock label Warner Bros. Records. In 2011, Rhodes became a regular culture blogger for The Telegraph and had popular articles in The Guardian Music Blog, 2013. Returning to his original label Signum Classics, Rhodes released his 4th album "JIMMY: James Rhodes recorded live at The Old Market Brighton" in May 2012. Canongate acquired James Rhodes's memoir in 2013.

Concerts

Rhodes' first public recital was at Steinway Hall in London, on 7 November 2008. His second recital was at the Hinde Street Methodist Centre, London, on 4 December 2008. He performed his first full scale concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, in London on 6 February 2009. In May 2009, Rhodes performed a solo concert at The Roundhouse in Camden, the first classical musician to give a solo recital since the reopening. Rhodes has also played Proud Galleries in Camden; 100 Club in Soho; Tabernacle, Notting Hill and the nominations launch for the Classical BRIT Awards 2009 WITH NS&I. In March 2010, Rhodes performed at the Holders Season 2010 in Barbados.

Television

Rhodes completed filming a BBC Four music documentary celebrating Frédéric Chopin’s 200th anniversary in December 2009. He is the star presenter and performer in the 90 minute programme, which is a discovery of Chopin’s life and his relationship with the opera singer Jenny Lind. This documentary was broadcast in October 2010. James Rhodes filmed a seven episode series called James Rhodes: Piano Man

In July 2013, he presented Notes from the Inside with James Rhodes on Channel 4 as part of their Mad4Music season of programmes, in which each episode featured musicians from across the musical spectrum giving an alternative take on music and what it means to them and others around them; for example the second episode featured Björk being interviewed by Sir David Attenborough. During his programme, he both gave some spoken insights into his personal life over the previous few years and also played piano to four individual mental hospital patients, all dealing with their own mental health issues, inside their psychiatric hospital by selecting a piece for each of them to match their personalities and individual circumstances,

Rhodes filmed a two-part campaigning series called Don't Stop the Music (working title The Great Instrument Amnesty) that was aired on Channel 4 in September 2014, with the aim of improving music education across the UK. The multiplatform project included an instrument amnesty which collected over 6,000 instruments to redistribute to 150 UK primary schools.

Discography

Albums

  • Razor Blades, Little Pills and Big Pianos (Feb 2009), Signum Records
  • Now Would All Freudians Please Stand Aside (Mar 2010), Signum Records
  • JIMMY: James Rhodes Live in Brighton (May 2012), Signum Records
  • 5 (release date Jun 2014), Instrumental Records

References

  1. ^ Cobain, Ian; Booth, Robert (20 May 2015). "Pianist James Rhodes wins right to publish autobiography telling of abuse". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. James Rhodes (November 2010). "The accidental pianist". The Spectator. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. Rhodes, James. "James Rhodes: how Beethoven became my drug". The Times, 22 May 2009.
  4. James Rhodes (November 2010). "The accidental pianist - Page3". The Spectator. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  5. Smith, Charlotte. "James Rhodes signs to Warner Bros Records". Gramophone (magazine), 25 March 2010.
  6. James Rhodes. "James Rhodes Blog". The Telegraph.
  7. James Rhodes (April 2013). "'Find what you love and let it kill you'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  8. Gill, Andy "Album: James Rhodes, Jimmy: Live in Brighton (Signum Classics)" The Independent. 19 May 2012.
  9. "Canongate buys Rhodes memoir". The Bookseller. 27 September 2013.
  10. Church, Michael. "James Rhodes, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London". The Independent, 9 February 2009.
  11. Brown, Geoff. "James Rhodes at Roundhouse, NW1". The Times, 15 May 2009.
  12. "Classical BRIT Awards Launch 2009". classicfm.co.uk, 20 April 2009.
  13. "A Classical Evening". The Daily Nation (Barbados), 21 March 2010.
  14. "James Rhodes: Piano Man". skyarts.co.uk
  15. [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/notes-from-the-inside-with-james-rhodes/episode-guide Notes from the Inside with James Rhodes[
  16. "Channel 4 to strike a chord with 'The Great Instrument Amnesty'". channel4.com, 1 April 2014.
  17. "Don't Stop The Music - Home". Don't Stop The Music. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  18. Hewett, Ivan "Classical CD reviews - Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, James Rhodes and more". The Daily Telegraph. 18 February 2009.
  19. Jones, Rick 'Siberian Dido, review for 'Razor Blades, Little Pills and Big Pianos' ". BBC Radio 3. 20 February 2009.
  20. Midgette, Annette "The Classical Beat - What's In a Name" The Washington Post. 9 September 2009.
  21. Distler, Jed "9/10 review for 'Razor Blades, Little Pills and Big Pianos' classicstoday.com. 11 September 2009
  22. Woolf, Peter Grahame "Musical Pointers review for 'Now Would All Freudians Please Stand Aside'" musicalpointers.co.uk. 15 March 2010.
  23. Silverman, Laura "The Times Top Downloads recommends James Rhodes" The Times. 26 March 2010.
  24. Thompson, Damian "Why does this clown think he can play late Beethoven" The Daily Telegraph. 8 March 2010.
  25. Gardner, Charlotte "BBC Review" BBC Music. 8 December 2010.
  26. Maddocks, Fiona "James Rhodes: Bullets and Lullabies – review" The Observer. 26 December 2010.
  27. Gill, Andy "Album: James Rhodes, Bullets & Lullabies (Warner Bros)" The Independent. 7 January 2011.
  28. James Rhodes (November 2010). "The accidental pianist - Page4". The Spectator. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  29. Brian Reinhart (October 2012). "Album: James Rhodes, Jimmy: Live in Brighton". Musicweb International. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  30. Alice Buxton (May 2012). "James Rhodes – 'Jimmy: Live In Brighton' – Album Review". Hive Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

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