James Edward Rhodes (born 6 March 1975) is a British-Spanish concert pianist and writer, and an activist for the protection of minors against sexual abuse in Spain.

James Edward Rhodes was born into a middle class Jewish family in St John's Wood, North London.

[6] In March 2010, Rhodes became the first core classical pianist to be signed with the world's largest rock label Warner Bros.

In 2015 Rhodes's autobiography, Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music, was blocked from publication by a temporary court injunction prompted by his former wife.

In May 2015, the Supreme Court decided in Rhodes v OPO that the book qualifies for free speech protection and lifted the interim injunction.

He performed his first full scale concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, in London on 6 February 2009.

[15] Rhodes has also played Proud Galleries in Camden; 100 Club in Soho; Tabernacle, Notting Hill and the nominations launch for the Classical BRIT Awards 2009 WITH NS&I.

[17] In Summer 2010 he was the first solo classical pianist to play the Latitude Festival sharing stages with acts such as Florence + the Machine and The National.

During his episode, he both gave some insights into his personal life and played piano to four individual patients, all dealing with their own mental health issues, inside their psychiatric hospital by selecting a piece for each of them to match their personalities and individual circumstances,[19] Rhodes filmed a two-part campaigning series called Don't Stop the Music (working title The Great Instrument Amnesty)[20] that was aired on Channel 4 in September 2014, with the aim of improving music education across the UK.

[21] Rhodes currently lives in Madrid, Spain,[22] where he has campaigned to update Spanish laws regarding child sexual abuse.