| The twenty-two year-old English
'cellist Richard Harwood is one of the leading musicians of his generation.
He was a pupil of Joan Dickson, before spending almost five years studying
with Steven Doane and David Waterman. Richard is now continuing his
studies with Heinrich Schiff at the University of Music and Dramatic
Art in Vienna. He has complemented his studies by taking master classes
and lessons with Mstislav Rostropovich, Janos Starker, Steven Isserlis,
Boris Pergamenschikow, Ralph Kirshbaum, Miklós Perényi,
Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartet), William Pleeth, Zara Nelsova, and
Ferenc Rados.
Since his critically acclaimed
concerto debut at the age of ten, Richard has performed concerti in
many of the nation's major concert halls, including the Royal Albert
Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St. John's, Smith Square,
and St. George's, Brandon Hill. He has collaborated with conductors
such as David Parry, En Shao, Shuntaro Sato, and Yehudi Menuhin, and
been soloist with numerous orchestras including the Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra, and The Philharmonia. Richard made his BBC Radio 3 debut
at the age of thirteen with the Elgar Concerto, which he subsequently
performed many times on a five-week tour of New Zealand. He has also
recorded Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme for BBC Radio 3.
In addition to concerto performances,
Richard enjoys life as a recitalist and chamber musician. He made his
Wigmore Hall recital debut in April 1998, and his Purcell Room debut
took place the following January. Both were with the pianist Julius
Drake. Richard also works with the exciting young pianist Dominic Harlan.
They recently gave a recital at the Purcell Room and in 2002, Richard
and Dominic's duo commitments will take them all over the South coast,
to the Wigmore Hall, and to Austria. |
| In 1997, Richard made his Viennese
debut at the Schonnbrunn Palace Theatre. He has also performed throughout
other parts of Austria and in Moscow.
Contemporary music has taken
on an important role for Richard this year. In January 2002, he took
part in the PLG Young Artists' Series on the South Bank and premiered
solo works written for him by Dominic Muldowney and Martin Butler. He
has also worked with Philip Grange and recently gave the London premiere
of his Nocturnal Image.
Richard has won countless
awards, most recently a 2002 MBF Myra Hess Award and the 2001 Maisie
Lewis Young Artists Award. He has received a host of other prizes from
the MBF, including a Music Education Award and a prestigious 2001 Ian
Fleming Trust Award. He currently receives support from the Hattori
Foundation and has, in the past, benefited from over a decade of assistance
from the KPMG/Martin Musical Scholarship Fund. In 1992, Richard became
the youngest ever winner of the Audi Junior Musician Award. In 1997,
BBC Music Magazine selected him in their world-wide "Who's Who" edition
and, in May 2000, Richard was entered into the new edition of the "International
Who's Who in Music" as an 'up and coming talent on the brink of world-wide
recognition.'
In 2002, Richard's UK concerto
performances will include Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme,
Saint-Saëns Concerto No.1, Dvorak Concerto, and the Schumann Concerto.
He will also give a number of solo recitals and collaborate with the
pianists Julius Drake and Dominic Harlan in numerous duo recital performances. |
Richard Harwood