Buffalo News: Listening Post: Liszt by O’Riley
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 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), […]
March 29,2013 CORALVILLE — “Shuffle. Play. Listen” is terrific, challenging music-making from two fine music-makers, performing the works of
Click to listen and buy the 2-CD Set: Click to preview and buy the Blu-ray: Pianist Christopher O’Riley’s virtuosity, showmanship and iconoclast […]
October 14, 2012 Combining individual virtuosity into a musical collaboration that blends classical and pop music genres,
October 12, 2012 Christopher O’Riley is recognized as a leading American pianist and is host of NPR’s “From the Top,”
October 5, 2012 TROY – It was all about the cello on Friday evening,
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 […]
September 13, 2012 Lots of musicians defy categorization,
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 […]
January 23, 2012 Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley team up for Shuffle.Play.Listen in concert from McGill University, Montreal. Cellist Matt Haimovitz has long been at the forefront of […]
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 In case you missed it, Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley perform a classical rendition of Arcade Fire’s ‘Empty Room’ from their double-album CD set, ‘Shuffle.Play.Listen.’
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 […]