Richard Narroway    Cellist

“The music is not totally present, the idea of the composer is not fully expressed, in any single performance, actual or even...

New album alert! Featuring Australian works for solo cello, and cello with electronics. Release date: September 22 This one has been a...

How fascinating it is to walk around a city like Salzburg, so rich in cultural history, a place whose musical heritage reaches back...

As I go about re-learning some old repertoire for upcoming concerts, I try to remind myself not to get into the habit of simply going...

A couple of days before a recent solo recital I somehow managed to cut open the tip of the middle finger on my left hand. I’m not really...

The other day I came across a quote from the legendary Bruce Lee, which I have been ruminating over ever since. It is so simple and...

There are a few iconic works in the core repertory with a special quality that makes them instantly recognizable, even after hearing just...

I have always been fascinated by the idea of the Aboriginal “Walkabout.” To venture alone into the harsh wilderness as a young boy, for...

Mindfulness has become a bit of a buzzword lately. I keep coming across articles about meditation retreats, drop-in yoga classes, even...

I find it oddly fascinating to learn about the routines of my colleagues, from the various methods by which they warm up, to their...

After a cello workshop the other day, one of the audience members asked me an important question: “What do you do when you are losing...

Here is a link to a recent interview with Erika Funke of WVIA radio. We talk about Bach, Boccherini, Brahms and Chopin!...

Sitting through a complete performance of Bach’s Cello Suites is exhausting, no matter how good it is. Think about it: 3 hours of music,...

And there goes the final day of the tour. I don’t know whether I should laugh or cry. It has been such a wonderful, life-changing...

I can count the days left on my fingers until my month-long tour around Australia with the Bach cello suites. Just over a week to go!! I...

I finally found the time to make the second tutorial video for my piatti project! Apologies for the delay. This video offered some new...

It is always a pleasure to spend some time home in Sydney. In the past five years that I have been studying abroad in the US, I have come...

Here is the first of 12 Piatti tutorial videos! It was so much fun putting this video together :). Instead of recording in a standard...