March 17, 2013 PAUL MORAVEC: “Northern Lights Electric” = Northern Lights Electric; Clarinet Concerto; Sempre Diritto!; Montserrat: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra – David Krakauer, clarinet/Matt Haimovitz, cello/Boston Modern Orch. […]
January 27, 2013 Moravec: Montserrat (Cello Concerto) (22:28) BMOP/Sound Matt Haimovitz, cello; Boston Modern Orchestra Project / Gil Rose Moravec’s cello concerto pays tribute to Pablo Casals and the mountaintop […]
the extremes of range take in the full breadth of the cello’s ability. In the second movement, the cello breathes through the long and languorous expressive lines. It has to be said, there are only a few cellists around that could tackle such a challenge; Matt Haimovitz is incredible.
January 22 2013 “Location, location, location” is the mantra of real estate, but for centuries geographical locales have also been a boon to the imagination of many a composer.
October , 2012 “Shuffle.Play.Listen” is a work in progress. Friday’s concert by cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley (NPR’s “From the Top”) is built around their two-CD album of the […]
July 17, 2012 Shuffle.Play.Listen — that’s the title of a Matt Haimovitz/Christopher O’Riley double CD, which I should have blogged about ages ago, especially after I heard Chris and Matt […]
April 2, 2012 Christopher O’Riley & Matt Haimovitz/Shuffle, Play, Listen (Oxingale Records) – At this point, there’s no denying that pianist/arranger Christopher O’Riley is the preeminent interpreter of contemporary rock […]
March 23, 2012 Pianist Christopher O’Riley has been sneaking Radiohead into the classical music world for years. As host of NPR’s child-musician showcase From the Top, he gets to pick […]
March 22, 2012 Pianist Christopher O’Riley takes great delight in astounding his fans in the concert hall and listeners of his “From The Top” NPR show with unlikely connections between […]
February 22, 2012 Y a-t-il un moment où une chanson cesse d’être populaire pour devenir un classique? Absolument, si on en juge par le résultat qu’obtiennent le violoncelliste Matt Haimovitz […]
February 20, 2012 Welcome to an artistic pairing for the future. Cellist Matt Haimovitz, perhaps the first classical musician to take his music and instrument into club settings, and pianist […]
February 15, 2012 Christopher O’Riley sees Shuffle.Play.Listen, his new classical-pop fusion project with cellist Matt Haimovitz, as something of a celebration of our technological climate; no neo-Luddite wedded to the […]
February 07, 2012 Shuffle.Play.Listen – when an album name comes with such specific instructions, a larger point is trying to be made. And in the Matt Haimowitz/Christopher O’Riley case file, […]
February 06, 2012 Christopher O’Riley, prolific musician and host of the NPR program From The Top is joining cellist Matt Haimovitz for a tour in support of their latest collaboration, […]
January 31, 2012 Perhaps best known for the NPR series From The Top, musician Christopher O’Riley is far more in-tune with music than most of the world. Not only does […]
January 19, 2012 Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley have invented a format aimed directly at anyone who has fiddled with an iPod. They call it “Shuffle. Play. Listen.” […]
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