# Richard Hand

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**Richard Anthony Hand** (27 November 1960 – 26 March 2011), was an [English](/source/England) [classical](/source/Classical_music) [guitarist](/source/Guitarist).

## Education

Hand was educated from 1972 to 1977 at [Gresham's School](/source/Gresham's_School), [Holt](/source/Holt,_Norfolk) (where he first learnt to play the guitar), and the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music), where he was an open scholar and won the [Julian Bream](/source/Julian_Bream) Prize, the String Players' Award and the Recital Diploma.

## Career

On graduating, he joined the 'Live Music Now' scheme with flautist Ileana Ruhemann, broadcasting frequently on [BBC Radio 3](/source/BBC_Radio_3).

With Tom Dupré, as the 'Hand-Dupré guitar duo', he performed in [London](/source/London) at the [Wigmore Hall](/source/Wigmore_Hall), [Purcell Room](/source/Purcell_Room), and [St John's, Smith Square](/source/St_John's,_Smith_Square), around the U.K., and in more than twenty other countries, particularly the [United States](/source/United_States). Hand and Dupré have broadcast together on television and radio and have premiered works by composers such as Edward Cowie, [David Bedford](/source/David_Bedford) and [Jonathan Lloyd](/source/Jonathan_Lloyd_(composer)).

As a concerto soloist, Hand premiered many solo works, including compositions of [Martin Butler](/source/Martin_Butler_(composer)) and [Peter Dickinson](/source/Peter_Dickinson).

He was leader of the English Guitar Quartet from 1996, playing Treble Guitar 1. With the EGQ he toured widely in the UK and to Israel in 1998, and was responsible for major commissions such as ‘Kandinsky’ by Edward Cowie which was performed at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, live on the BBC at the composer’s 60th birthday tribute concert. With the EGQ he also recorded on composer Barry Mills’ album *Summer Waves* on the Claudio label. He also performed with the Pro Arte Guitar Trio. As an ensemble player, he played in many arenas including the [BBC Proms](/source/BBC_Proms), and toured France, Spain, South Africa and Kenya with 'Tetra' and the Alibas flute and guitar duo.

Richard Hand had a long-established duo with the flautist, Jennifer Stinton. They met as students at the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music) in 1982, and continued to work together for the next 28 years. They performed in Festivals and Concert Halls throughout the country and gave a successful and sold-out Wigmore Hall recital in 2007, which resulted in the launch of their album, *Hidden Tango* on the Cadenza Label.

## Honours

- Associate of the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music)

## Sources

- Old Greshamian Club Book (Cheverton & Son Ltd, Cromer, 1999)

## External links

- [hand-dupre.com](http://www.hand-dupre.com/) - official site of the Hand-Dupré duo

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