Jonny Greenwood is best known as the lead guitarist of the band Radiohead.
He is no stranger to classical music, though. Indeed, his early musical interests included Messiaen and Ligeti and he started out as a viola player. He plays several other instruments too, including piano, organ, banjo, glockenspiel and harmonica, and he has a particular love for the ondes martenot. To date Greenwood has penned three “classical” works: smear (two ondes martenots and ensemble); Popcorn Superhet Receiver (string orchestra) and Piano for Children (solo piano and large ensemble).