Richard Harwood
| Richard Harwood | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 August 1979 Portsmouth, England |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Cellist |
| Instruments | Cello |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | EMI Classics, Resonus |
| Website | richardharwood.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Francesco Rugeri (1692) | |
Richard Craig Harwood (born 8 August 1979) is a British cellist.
Richard Harwood was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire and began learning to play the piano, aged four (teachers included Diana Bell and Joyce Rathbone) and the cello, aged five. He attended Ditcham Park School. He achieved his Associated Board Grade 8 in cello, aged 8 and in piano, aged 11.
After beginning cello studies with two local teachers, Richard studied with Joan Dickson from 1988 until her death in 1994, before continuing with Steven Doane and David Waterman (1994–1999), Heinrich Schiff (1999-2003 at the University of Music and Dramatic Art, Vienna) and Ralph Kirshbaum (2003-2005 at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester).
He complemented his studies by taking master classes and lessons with Mstislav Rostropovich, János Starker,Steven Isserlis, Boris Pergamenschikow, Miklós Perényi, Bernard Greenhouse,Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartet), William Pleeth, Zara Nelsova, and Ferenc Rados.
Richard made his concerto debut at the age of ten (playing the G minor Kabalevsky Concerto at the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham) and, since then, has gone on to perform concerti and recitals in major venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, Musikverein, Concertgebouw, Alte Oper, Thomaskirche, and the Auditorium du Louvre.
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