Lawrence Power is a British violist, born 1977,[1] noted both for solo performances and for chamber music with the Nash Ensemble and Leopold String Trio.

Following a third prize at the 2000 Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition in Paris, he made his first recording (Ligeti, Roslavets, Takemitsu and Prokofiev).

[3] In 2003 Power was head-hunted to become the leader of the viola section of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, but despite playing with them in Mahler's 3rd Symphony at the Barbican under Haitink he did not audition for the position.

[9] These include: There are also the "Lockdown Commissions" - ten short pieces that were performed and videoed in venues vacated due to Coronovirus, starting in June 2020.

The commissioned composers were: Martyn Brabbins, Garth Knox, Thomas Larcher, William Marsey, Cassandra Miller, Olli Mustonen, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Huw Watkins and Héloïse Werner.