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Listen to John Lanchbery, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

John Lanchbery

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Listen to The Nutcracker Op. 71, Act II: No. 14, Pas de deux, III. Var. 2, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - Coda by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Nutcracker Op. 71, Act II: No. 14, Pas de deux, III. Var. 2, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - CodaJohn Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 13d, Dance of the Swans. Dance of the Little Swans by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 13d, Dance of the Swans. Dance of the Little SwansJohn Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14a, Pas de deux. Andante maestoso by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14a, Pas de deux. Andante maestosoJohn Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: No. 2, Waltz by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: No. 2, WaltzJohn Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I "The Spell": No. 6, Waltz by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I "The Spell": No. 6, WaltzJohn Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I "The Spell": No. 8a, Pas d'action. Rose adagio by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I "The Spell": No. 8a, Pas d'action. Rose adagioJohn Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to Swan Lake, Op. 20: Introduction by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Swan Lake, Op. 20: IntroductionJohn Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I, Scene 1: No. 7, The Battle by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I, Scene 1: No. 7, The BattleJohn Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II "The Vision", Scene 1: No. 17, Panorama by John Lanchbery, Philharmonia Orchestra & Christopher Warren-Green, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II "The Vision", Scene 1: No. 17, PanoramaJohn Lanchbery, Philharmonia Orchestra & Christopher Warren-Green
Listen to Three Gymnopédies: II. Lent et Triste by John Lanchbery & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, see lyrics, music video & more!
Three Gymnopédies: II. Lent et TristeJohn Lanchbery & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

More albums from John Lanchbery

Listen to Lanchbery: Tales of Beatrix Potter by John Lanchbery & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
ALBUMLanchbery: Tales of Beatrix PotterJohn Lanchbery & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Listen to Ketèlbey: In a Persian Market by The Ambrosian Singers, John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMKetèlbey: In a Persian MarketThe Ambrosian Singers, John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Highlights by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Swan Lake - HighlightsJohn Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to Lambert: The Bird Actors, Pomona & Romeo and Juliet by John Lanchbery & State Orchestra of Victoria
ALBUMLambert: The Bird Actors, Pomona & Romeo and JulietJohn Lanchbery & State Orchestra of Victoria
Listen to Evil Under The Sun (Music from the Original Soundtrack) by Cole Porter & John Lanchbery
ALBUMEvil Under The Sun (Music from the Original Soundtrack)Cole Porter & John Lanchbery
Listen to The Merry Widow - Ballet Music by John Lanchbery and Alan Abbott Based on the Franz Lehár Operetta by Orchestra Victoria & John Lanchbery
ALBUMThe Merry Widow - Ballet Music by John Lanchbery and Alan Abbott Based on the Franz Lehár OperettaOrchestra Victoria & John Lanchbery
Listen to Peter and the Wolf - Dame Edna Everage by Barry Humphries, Dame Edna Everage, John Lanchbery & The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMPeter and the Wolf - Dame Edna EverageBarry Humphries, Dame Edna Everage, John Lanchbery & The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Puccini: Madame Butterfly by Orchestra Victoria & John Lanchbery
ALBUMPuccini: Madame ButterflyOrchestra Victoria & John Lanchbery
Listen to Hérold: La fille mal gardée; LeCocq: Mam'zelle Angot by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Lanchbery, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
ALBUMHérold: La fille mal gardée; LeCocq: Mam'zelle AngotOrchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Lanchbery, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
Listen to Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Highlights) by John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMTchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Highlights)John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra
Listen to Messager: Les deux pigeons by John Lanchbery & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMessager: Les deux pigeonsJohn Lanchbery & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Hérold, Lanchbery: La fille mal gardée by Barry Wordsworth & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMHérold, Lanchbery: La fille mal gardéeBarry Wordsworth & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Listen to Minkus: Don Quixote (Arr. Lanchbery) by John Lanchbery & Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra
ALBUMMinkus: Don Quixote (Arr. Lanchbery)John Lanchbery & Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra
Listen to Hérold: La Fille mal gardée - Highlights by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & John Lanchbery
ALBUMHérold: La Fille mal gardée - HighlightsOrchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & John Lanchbery

About John Lanchbery

Listen to John Lanchbery, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
London, England
Born
1923
Genre
Classical
As a conductor, John Lanchbery was largely associated with ballet, though he also worked in so-called television opera and operetta. As a composer and arranger, he wrote music for films, television and radio, and fashioned new orchestral versions of famous ballets, including Les Sylphides, The Tales of Hoffmann, Don Quixote, and Giselle. He also adapted the scores of popular operettas to ballet, among them Die Fledermaus, Rosalinda, and The Merry Widow. Lanchbery may be best known today for his numerous ballet recordings, which include acclaimed performances of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake. From the mid-twentieth century forward, Lanchbery served as music director for major ballet companies in England, the U.S., and Australia. When he appeared in the concert hall, he generally conducted ballet music or lighter scores like Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Many of his recordings are still available from EMI, DG, Decca, and Naxos. John Lanchbery was born in London on May 15, 1923. He began violin lessons at eight. In his later teens he studied music at the Royal Academy of Music in London, not finishing until after military service in World War II. In the postwar era, Lanchbery worked for a music publisher as he concluded studies at the RAM. His first important post came in 1948 as music director of the Metropolitan Ballet, a small company founded the year before that would disband in 1950. Lanchbery became music director of Sadlers Wells Theatre Ballet in 1951 and worked there with Kenneth MacMillan on several notable ballets: MacMillan's first effort, Somnambulism (1953; music by Stan Kenton), was orchestrated by Lanchbery and was a huge success. Lanchbery probably achieved his greatest acclaim as principal conductor at the Royal Ballet (1959-1972), with whom he made many successful tours abroad. During his tenure, Lanchbery made numerous popular arrangements of well-known ballet scores, including Don Quixote, for a 1966 production danced by Rudolf Nureyev. Lanchbery arranged music for the 1970 ballet movie Tales of Beatrix Potter. The score, like the film, achieved success as a recording in its several incarnations, among which is a 1998 EMI CD containing the original soundtrack. Lanchbery held two further music directorships: one at the Australian Ballet (1972-1977) and the other with the American Ballet Theater (1978-1981). After 1981 he freelanced as a conductor and from the 1970s spent much time in Australia, eventually becoming a citizen in 2002.

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