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In 1984, he was a conductor on one of the series of Classic rock albums by the London Symphony Orchestra. He has frequently toured and recorded with his old friend John Williams, on projects including the 2002 album Magic Box. He also played on the 2004 album The Opera Band by pop/classical crossover act Amici Forever, which reached #74 on the Billboard Top 200 albums and #2 on the Billboard Top Classical crossover chart. He worked again with his BAFTA-winning colleague Elvis Costello on his 2006 album My Flame Burns Blue. A skilled multi-instrumentalist, he has a collection of over 700 different instruments from around the world.
Since 2005, "John Williams & Richard Harvey's World Tour" has popped up in many different countries, from Japan and China to Ireland and Luxembourg, with the duo playing a mixture of world music and classical spanning five continents and five centuries and featuring Chinese, African and European instruments.
Harvey's first Recorder Concerto ("Concerto Incantato") enjoyed its world premiere on Michala Petri's CD "English Recorder Concertos" in March 2012, alongside works by Malcolm Arnold and Gordon Jacob.
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