New principal cello for the Royal Philharmonic
mainThe well-known soloist Richard Harwood has taken the #1 cello seat in the beleaguered RPO.
He has been playing professional dates since he was 10 years old.
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Why is the RPO beleaguered? They are one of the busiest orchestras around, thrilling audiences and working unbelievably hard to provide first-class music to areas of the UK that are otherwise neglected by other orchestras. I would argue that they were vibrant and energetic, not beleaguered.