James Rhodes

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Often described as the “Jamie Oliver" of classical music, JAMES RHODES is "a classical pianist with a rock-star attitude”.

He has been selected and is now filming as the star presenter for a BBC Four music documentary celebrating Fryderyk Chopin’s 200th anniversary to be broadcast in 2010.

James had his debut performance at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in February of this year. He recently performed at Proud Galleries in Camden, 100 Club in Soho, Tabernacle Notting Hill and the nominations launch for the CLASSICAL BRIT AWARDS 2009 WITH NS&I, alongside Katherine Jenkins in April.

James performed at the ROUNDHOUSE in May this year - the first classical musician to give a solo recital at this historic London music venue since the reopening where he played a selection of compositions from his number one iTunes selling album, RAZOR BLADES, LITTLE PILLS AND BIG PIANOS (Signum Records). CLICK TO BUY HERE

Rhodes dispenses with the ‘straitjacket’ approach to classical music. On stage he interacts with his audience, sharing his thoughts on the music and the composers, bringing a touch of rock n roll to each performance. Concerts focus on the immersive experience that classical music can offer, a far cry from the raked seating and distant, spot-lit, white-tie-and-tails maestro stereotype that has ruled the classical performance world for so long.

"The joy of James Rhodes is the way he reaches out to young, unconverted audiences by throwing them into classical music’s deep end — Beethoven, Bach — with performances of such natural ease and brilliance that no one can resist."
Geoff Brown, The Times