Lawrence Power

Violist Lawrence Power has been one of the few players of his instrument to achieve international renown since the days of William Primrose. Power turned down a position as first violist in the Berlin Philharmonic in favor of a solo career, which has grown to encompass appearances as a soloist with many top-level orchestras. Power has had an unusually vigorous recording career, both solo and with the Nash Ensemble and the Leopold String Trio. His solo career began with a recording of music by Ligeti, Takemitsu, and Prokofiev. In 2005, Power issued the recorded premiere of a concerto by York Bowen. He appeared on 2020's Voices of Angels, and in 2023, he joined the Kungsbacka Piano Trio for a recording of Schumann's early Piano Quartet in C minor.