Richard Harvey (composer)

Richard Harvey
Harvey attending the premiere of King Naresuan in 2007
Harvey attending the premiere of King Naresuan in 2007
Background information
Birth nameRichard Allen Harvey
Born (1953-09-25) 25 September 1953 (age 71)
Enfield, Middlesex, England
Occupation(s)Composer, multi-instrumentalist
InstrumentVarious
Years active1970s–present

Richard Allen Harvey (born 25 September 1953) is an English composer and musician.[1] Originally of the mediaevalist progressive rock group Gryphon, he is best known now for his film and television soundtracks. He is also known for his guitar concerto Concerto Antico, which was composed for the guitarist John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra.

In April 2012, UK radio listeners voted Richard Harvey's Concerto Antico into the Classic FM Hall of Fame for the first time.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2003). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 238. ISBN 1-85227-969-9.

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