June 1, 2017 (HUDSON, N.Y.) – NPR radio host and pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz perform a duo program of sonatas by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich at Hudson […]
“Unconcerned with categories and unencumbered by genre, O’Riley and Haimovitz may be the coolest thing to hit classical music in ages.”
March 24, 2015 No 4 Beethoven Complete Works for Cello and Piano Matt Haimovitz vc Christopher O’Riley fp (Pentatone) ‘Haimovitz and O’Riley impress in both the lyrical moments and […]
Sensitive, even soulful, playing by Haimovitz and crisp articulation of the piano part on a mellifluous Broadwood of Beethoven’s day.
April 15, 2015 The cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley are quick to emphasize that their recent venture into Baroque period instruments isn’t some fusty or antiquated pursuit. The […]
“Hearing these two gifted musicians working together with such pleasure and mutual understanding was like seeing two people collaborate on a challenging crossword puzzle, at high speed—fascinating in the moment, and, once the mind caught up to what they were doing, uncanny and dazzling.”
“one of the best recordings of the year” … “full of subtle beauties” … “full feeling and remarkable intelligence.”
