Will Richardson is a cellist and teacher in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. He has performed with the Mill City Summer Opera, American Ballet Theater, Duluth-Superior Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony, Marion Philharmonic, and the Richmond Symphony, among many others. Aside from numerous classical performances, he has performed with pop acts such as The Who, Hanson, Evanescence, Lee Ann Womack, Weird Al Yankovic, Disturbed, Idina Menzel, Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. He was assistant principal cellist of the National Orchestral Institute and attended the Indiana University Summer Music Festival. Past performances include Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Cellos with the Century College Orchestra, and the complete cello sonatas of Bohuslav Martinů. He is a Performing Artist member of Thursday Musical.
Mr. Richardson completed his undergraduate and performer diploma degrees at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where his primary teachers were Helga Winold and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi. He studied baroque cello with Christine Kyprianides. While at Indiana University, he was awarded the Eva Heinitz Scholarship, Dean's Award, Merit Scholarship, and the Faculty Music Award.
Mr. Richardson is a co-founder and faculty member of North Star Cello Academy located in Roseville, MN, and instructor of cello at Century College in White Bear Lake, MN, and Inver Hills Community College. His teaching experience includes, Bethel University, Hamline University, St. Joseph's School of Music, The College of Saint Benedict, and Ramsey International Fine Arts Center in Minneapolis. He has completed Suzuki Cello Teacher training through the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Mr. Richardson has served as a judge for various local and national competitions such as WAMSO Young Artist Competition, Thursday Musical Young Artist Competition, and Mary West Competition
Mr. Richardson plays a cello made by David Folland of Northfield, Minnesota. He uses a bow by Roger Zabinski.
Mr. Richardson completed his undergraduate and performer diploma degrees at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where his primary teachers were Helga Winold and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi. He studied baroque cello with Christine Kyprianides. While at Indiana University, he was awarded the Eva Heinitz Scholarship, Dean's Award, Merit Scholarship, and the Faculty Music Award.
Mr. Richardson is a co-founder and faculty member of North Star Cello Academy located in Roseville, MN, and instructor of cello at Century College in White Bear Lake, MN, and Inver Hills Community College. His teaching experience includes, Bethel University, Hamline University, St. Joseph's School of Music, The College of Saint Benedict, and Ramsey International Fine Arts Center in Minneapolis. He has completed Suzuki Cello Teacher training through the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Mr. Richardson has served as a judge for various local and national competitions such as WAMSO Young Artist Competition, Thursday Musical Young Artist Competition, and Mary West Competition
Mr. Richardson plays a cello made by David Folland of Northfield, Minnesota. He uses a bow by Roger Zabinski.
