Lawrence Power, Simon Crawford-Phillips

Violist Lawrence Power has been one of the few players of his instrument to achieve international renown since the days of William Primrose. He has been prominent both as a concerto soloist and as a chamber music player. Power was born in 1977. He began playing the viola at age eight, choosing the instrument over the violin because he was tall for his age. Unlike most other viola players, he has never studied the violin. He enrolled in music classes at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at 11, finding a capable teacher in Alexander Technique exponent Mark Knight. When he...