June 19, 2013 Performed by Matt Haimovitz-Dennis Russell Davies and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Like a lot of people, I first became aware of Philip Glass’ music through his soundtrack […]
June 4, 2013 Philip Glass. Cello Concerto No.2 “Naqoyqatsi”. Matt Haimowitz–Denis Russell Davies. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Orange Mountain Music. Philip Glass makes music that mostly sounds like Philip Glass. His […]
June 3, 2010 The music for Philip Glass’ second concerto for cello and orchestra is cobbled from a 2001 film score, Naqoyqatsi: Life as War. Glass seems to have particular […]
June 3, 2013 The theme this year at the acclaimed summer chamber music venue, Music Mountain in Falls Village, is “Seldom Played Works by Celebrated Composers,” and while that will […]
June 2, 2013 Christopher O’Riley is one of classical music’s most visible populists,
May 30, 2013 NEW LEBANON, N.Y. — There are two ways of looking at cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley’s passion for playing O’Riley’s arrangements of pop. On the […]
May 26, 2013 New Lebanon It seemed like such a natural collaboration last year when pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz collaborated on a recording, “Suffle.Play.Listen,” that one wondered […]
May 25, 2013 Virtuoso pianist Christopher O’Riley has just released “O’Riley’s Liszt,” his latest recording inspired by Franz Liszt, the 19th-century keyboard genius with whom he has been compared both […]
May 23, 2013 NEW LEBANON, N.Y. — If an audience prefers a strictly classical program to their standard mix of classical and pop, it’s fine with cellist Matt Haimovitz and […]
May 17, 2013 Christopher O’Riley (Wendy Lynch photo) Pianist Christopher O’Riley, on a brief nationwide tour to promote his new 2-disc album (and Blu-ray/DVD) of iconic piano transcriptions by Franz […]
May 6, 2013 Matt Haimovitz & Cincinnati Symphony Philip Glass, Cello Concerto No. 2 (Orange Mountain) 3.5/4 stars
May 5, 2013 Liszt, O’Riley’s Liszt performed by pianist Christopher O’Riley (Oxingale, two discs). In one sense, this is a glorious – indeed, somewhat hilarious – anachronism
May 3, 2013 Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt (1811-86) made a career as the consummate concert showoff. He fully learned to be a showoff from fiddler Nicolo Paganini (1782—1840), […]
April 14, 2013 Silvermine Arts Center is proud to welcome back renowned Cellist, Matt Haimovitz on Sunday, April 14th. Mr. Haimovitz, who last played at Silvermine in 2005, will perform […]
April 10, 2013 In this cyber age, it is relatively easy to see all manner of recorded classical music performances online, from virtuosos fronting world-class orchestras to small ensembles filling […]
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