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Lana Bode
Pianist
Lana Bode is an American-British pianist and artistic director, whose performances have been hailed as ‘expertly calibrated’ (BBC Music Magazine) and ‘deeply examined’ (Gramophone).
An acclaimed and in-demand recitalist, Lana frequently performs in the USA, UK, France and Germany, as well as on live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. She has shared the stage with singers and instrumentalists of the highest caliber, including Nadine Benjamin, Robert Cohen, Ellie Consta, Jess Dandy, Marcus Farnsworth, Alessandro Fisher, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Emma Halnan, Anna Harvey, Robert Murray, Mark Padmore, Lucy Schaufer and James Turnbull.
A champion of new music, Lana has performed the world premieres of works by Charlotte Bray, Stuart MacRae, Zoë Martlew and Mark-Anthony Turnage. Lana has also collaborated with composers Alison Bauld, Harrison Birtwistle, Odaline de la Martinez, Jonathan Dove, Helen Grime, Libby Larsen, Errollyn Wallen, Judith Weir and Chen Yi.
Lana’s discography includes highly-acclaimed releases of vocal and instrumental chamber music with Delphian Records, Voces8 Records and Ulysses Arts: I and Silence with mezzo-soprano Marta Fontanals-Simmons, dream.risk.sing: elevating women’s voices with soprano Samantha Crawford, There are things to be said with the Tailleferre Ensemble, and Le Vase Brisé with tenor Thomas Elwin.
Highlights from the 2024-25 season include recitals of solo piano and chamber music across the UK and USA; recording sessions for upcoming releases on NMC Records and Delphian Records, featuring Alessandro Fisher, Ragnhild Hemsing, Jasmine Morris and Marta Fontanals-Simmons; and collaborations with composers Natalie Klouda, Libby Larsen, Zoë Martlew, Cecilia McDowall, Ingrid Stölzel and William Susman.
Lana is co-founder and Artistic Director of the Virginia Woolf & Music concert project, and a member of faculty at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
