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    Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Jonathan Rhodes Lee studied harpsichord in New York, San Francisco, and the Netherlands. He is currently enrolled in the graduate program in historical musicology at UC Berkeley.

    Articles by this Author

    Choral Review
    July 12, 2013
    Proof in the Program: All Musical Roads Lead to Bach
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    The American Bach Soloists are, as always, superbly reliably guides into the musical lineage of J.S. Bach.

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    CD Review
    May 17, 2013
    Gardiner: Bach Cantatas
    Gardiner Brings Bach Home
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    John Eliot Gardiner’s 28th CD in a series of Bach cantatas is a must-have recording, for its superb music-making as well as its detailed essays.

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    Choral Review
    May 3, 2013
    American Bach Soloists: Take a Bow
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Whether singing sacred or secular works, American Bach Soloists always deliver quality to the max.

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    Recital Review
    April 21, 2013
    On the High Seas With the Remarkable András Schiff
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    That consummate pianist András Schiff enraptures a capacity crowd with his mastery of his instrument, playing Bach’s “English” Suites.

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    Choral Review
    January 25, 2013
    A Bach Passion With Uncommon Brilliance
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    The 18th century’s greatest musical evangelist is stunningly represented by American Bach Soloists’ rendition of the St. John Passion.

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    Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
    December 15, 2012
    Christmas With J.S. Bach and the PBO
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Under the baton of an acclaimed guest conductor, Philharmonia Baroque offers a joyful program of Christmas cheer.

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    Early Music/Baroque Review
    November 16, 2012
    Les Sirènes are Calling
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Les Sirènes — in its West Coast debut for the S.F. Early Music Society — in name promises beauty and excitement, and the ensemble delivered both, if a little unequally.

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    Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
    November 10, 2012
    With Ax Philharmonia Baroque Goes For Broke
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Emanuel Ax and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra are brilliantly matched, offering a set from Beethoven’s middle period.

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    Chamber Music Review
    April 15, 2012
    Quatuor Mosaïques Nuanced Approach
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Intensely satisfying musical mosaics are offered by Austria’s well-seasoned Quatuor Mosaïques.

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    Chamber Music Review
    March 30, 2012
    Electric Camaraderie: American Bach Soloists
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Dedicated to John Crowe for his generous support of SFCV.

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    Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
    January 28, 2012
    English Delights From the PBO
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    An array of instrumental music, from delightful to incredible, make for an English feast, whipped up by a top guest-chef.

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    CD Review
    November 23, 2011
    Mendelssohn: Double Concerto for Violin and Piano
    Enlivening Mendelssohn
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Hear the youthful Mendelssohn with fresh ears on this superb recording of two concertos.

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    Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
    November 19, 2011
    The “I”s Have It at PBO
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    A guest conductor from Italy elicits a new level of poise and discipline from a much-loved Baroque ensemble.

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    Upcoming Concert
    Cançonièr: Dance Fever
    November 1, 2011
    Cançonièr: Dance Fever
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    A noted medieval ensemble brings to life dance-until-you-die music from Old Europe.

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    CD Review
    October 28, 2011
    Pierre Pitzl & Private Musicke: Il labirinto della chitarra
    Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerti. Il gardellino
    Unusual Baroque CDs Give Unexpected Pleasure
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    You probably haven't heard the music on these two CDs, but the high quality of the compositions and the playing will make you sit up and pay attention.

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    Artist Review
    October 15, 2011
    George Harrison Remembered: Within, Without
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Martin Scorsese's documentary on George Harrison's life gives us his life in the same intuitive, slightly mysterious manner as the musician expressed himself

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    Upcoming Concert
    Mill Valley Film Festival Scores With Music
    October 6, 2011
    Mill Valley Film Festival Scores With Music
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Music fans and film buffs can meet on the same territory as the Mill Valley Film Festival explores music in three wildly different documentaries.

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    Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
    September 23, 2011
    Brilliantly Accessible: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Stellar programming and superb playing marks a program of Classical works by tried-and-true composers plus one virtual unknown.

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    Feature Article
    John Phillips: Bringing Harpsichords Back to Life
    August 8, 2011
    John Phillips: Bringing Harpsichords Back to Life
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    With reverence for the past and a lot of detective work, the “pluck-o-philiac” John Phillips restores and builds harpsichords in his Berkeley shop.

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    CD Review
    August 5, 2011
    John Blow: Venus and Adonis
    A Thrilling Blow From 1683
    BY Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    A new disc of John Blow’s Venus and Adonis stands as a worthy addition to the library of Baroque opera aficionados.

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