WGBH: Live interview from Fraser Performance Studio w/ Cathy Fuller
November 24, 2011
Category Archives: PRESS
All things Strings: ‘Shuffle. Play. Listen.’ Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley blend pop and classical covers
November 17, 2011 Shuffle.Play.Listen. is by far one of the most eclectic and interesting audiophonic adventures that I’ve had the pleasure of embarking upon of late. Celebrated cellist Matt Haimovitz, […]
Montreal Mirror: Music Review
November 17, 2011 The cellist and pianist play Bernard Hermann (Vertigo), Stravinsky, Janacek, Martinu and Piazzolla, as well as Arcade Fire, Blonde Redhead, Cocteau Twins, A Perfect Circle, Radiohead (which […]
WNYC Soundcheck: In Studio: Christopher O’Riley and Matt Haimovitz
November 14, 2011 The new project from pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz is called “Shuffle.Play.Listen.” If you interpret that title as an edict for listening to the album […]
WNYC: Live on Soundcheck: Christopher O’Riley and Matt Haimovitz
November 14, 2011 It is not unusual these days to find rap, classical, rock and jazz shoulder to shoulder on an iPod. Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley’s new […]
Chicago Classical Music: Backstage Blog: Musicians in Action
November 09, 2011 It’s been said that musicians should not meddle in politics. It is significantly less dangerous to engage in pure art.” – Gidon Kremer When musicians step beyond […]
New Music Box: Sounds Heard: Christopher O’Riley/Matt Haimovitz—Shuffle.Play.Listen
November 08, 2011 It’s not such a crazy idea anymore for performing musicians to mix arrangements of pop and rock songs with classical fare in a concert setting—after all, one […]
Broadway World: Portland Ovations Presents Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O’Riley in Joint Concert
November 02, 2011 Portland Ovations brings innovative cellist, Matt Haimovitz and American pianist, Christopher O’Riley together for a performance of their latest project Shuffle.Play.Listen. at Merrill Auditorium on Friday, November […]
Emery Report: Technology will not kill live concerts, says cellist Matt Haimovitz
October 31, 2011 Classically-trained cellist Matt Haimovitz is known as a musical pioneer, bringing Bach to rock venues and interpreting multiple styles and genres on the cello. His recent album, […]
All Music Guide: Shuffle.Play.Listen ****
October 28, 2011 Cellist Matt Haimovitz has included arrangements of rock songs on his recordings and made modest-sized headlines by scheduling classical concerts in bars and clubs. Pianist Christopher O’Riley […]
Voir: Shuffle.Play.Listen – Critique
October 27, 2011 Voici un assemblage assez spécial, un crossover postmoderne où le néoclassicisme de Stravinski a bien sûr sa place (Suite italienne), avec des musiques de films de Bernard […]
Arts Atlanta: Refreshing the classical experience: Cellist Matt Haimovitz bucks convention in free concerts at Emory
October 25, 2011 Cellist Matt Haimovitz has either slipped off the grid of the classical music business or is defining its vibrant future. Perhaps both. He returns to Atlanta next […]
l’union (Reims, France): Nouveauté Transart Live Un bel hommage schumannien disponible en disque
October 24, 2011 C’était en juillet 2007, au Grand Théâtre de Reims, durant nos belles « anciennes » Flâneries Musicales. Un concert entièrement consacré à Schumann. Laure Favre-Kahn au piano, […]
Symphony Now: Occupy Wall Street, Cello Edition
October 20, 2011 This past Saturday, cellist Matt Haimovitz headed down to Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, where the Occupy Wall Street protests against social and economic inequality have been […]
The Rest Is Noise: Bach occupies Wall Street
October 17, 201 Matt Haimovitz in Zuccotti Park, Oct. 16, 2011. Bach takes a less gentle tone in BWV 26, “Ach wie flüchtig”: To hang one’s heart on earthly treasures […]
La Scena Musicale The Lebrecht Report: CDs of the Week – Shuffle.Play.Listen ****
October 16, 2011 **** It’s a terrible title for some terrific music. Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley have eclectic tastes that they’d like to share. Take a suite […]
Oxingale Records 