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Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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01/29/2015 - Valley Performing Arts Center / Northridge, CA
01/31/2015 - Haugh Performing Arts Center / Glendora, CA
02/02/2015 - Tractor Tavern / Seattle, WA
02/03/2015 - Millennium Records / Portland, OR
02/05/2015 - Sam Bonds / Eugene, OR
02/10/2015 - San Francisco Conservatory / San Francisco, CA
02/14/2015 - San Francisco Conservatory of Music / San Francisco, CA
02/20/2015 - Herkimer College / Herkimer, NY
03/11/2015 - Bourgie Concert Hall / Montreal, QC
03/19/2015 - New Brookland Tavern / Columbia, SC
03/20/2015 - M.A.D Studios / Augusta, GA
03/21/2015 - Eddie's Attic / Atlanta, GA
03/26/2015 - Longwood University / Farmville, VA
03/27/2015 - Strathmore / Bethesda, MD
04/11/2015 - Metropolitan Museum of Art / New York, NY
04/19/2015 - Blacksheep Inn / Ottawa, QC
04/25/2015 - Stephen B Humphrey Theater / Collegeville, MN
1 Shostakovich Waltz No 2  
2 Shostakovich Sonata For Cello And Piano Op 40 Allegro non troppo  
3 Allegro  
4 Largo  
5 Shostakovich Sonata For Cello And Piano Op 40 Allegro  
6 Prokofiev Troika from the film score of Lt Kije  
7 Prokofiev Sonata for cello and piano Op 119 Andante grave  
8 Moderato  
9 Allegro ma non troppo  
10 Rachmaninoff - Sonata in G Minor for Cello & Piano, Op.19 / Lento - Allegro moderato  
11 Allegro scherzando  
12 Andante  
13 Allegro mosso  
14 Rachmaninoff - Vocalise  
15 Viktor Tsoi - Kukushka  
16 Pussy Riot - Punk Prayer  
17 John Lennon - Back to the U.S.S.R  
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Acclaimed for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects – from Beethoven Sonatas on period instruments to genre-bending arrangements of Radiohead and Arcade Fire – the endlessly inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley returns to explore music of the Slavic soul. Anchored by the cello sonatas of the iconic triumvirate of Russian composers – Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich – and inspired by the subversive irony of Shostakovich's Sonata for Cello and Piano, TROIKA also delves into more recently-written, unexpected, and popular works. Whether subtle or blatantly rebellious, each work potently reveals the strength of the artistic voice in the face of political repression in mother Russia. The 2-SACD recording is on the PENTATONE Oxingale Series.

  • Matt and Chris define the slavic soul for cello and piano / KUAF radio
    Posted At: January 30, 2018 12:00 AM

    Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley explore the Slavic soul of three generations of protest music in Russia for their latest collaboration, and two-disc release - Troika. "I think we are straddling the idea of three separate generations of Russian music in exile and in protest," explains Christopher O'Riley regarding their selections of Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Schoenberg & ...
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  • Matt & Chris, TROIKA with 90.5WUOL: Louisville
    Posted At: January 28, 2018 12:00 AM

    Acclaimed for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects – from Beethoven Sonatas on period instruments to genre-bending arrangements of Radiohead and Arcade Fire – the endlessly inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley returns to explore music of the Slavic soul. Anchored by the cello sonatas of the iconic triumvirate of Russian composers –...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley explore the Slavic soul with Capital Public Radio
    Posted At: January 12, 2018 12:00 AM

    Acclaimed for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects – from Beethoven Sonatas on period instruments to genre-bending arrangements of Radiohead and Arcade Fire – the endlessly inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley returns to explore music of the Slavic soul. Anchored by the cello sonatas of the iconic triumvirate of Russian composers –...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley interview with WGTE Radio
    Posted At: November 15, 2017 12:00 AM

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} Pianist (and From The Top host) Christopher O'Riley joins forces with cellist Matt Haimovitz for their latest collaboration: TROIKA – a portrait of artistic rebellion in the face of political suppression. The two sat down with WGTE's Brad Cresswell to talk about the album, which pairs works by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Sh...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley discuss TROIKA with Spokane Public Radio
    Posted At: November 14, 2017 12:00 AM

    Acclaimed for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects – from Beethoven Sonatas on period instruments to genre-bending arrangements of Radiohead and Arcade Fire – the endlessly inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley returns to explore music of the Slavic soul. Anchored by the cello sonatas of the iconic triumvirate of Russian composers –...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley on KMFA's Rideshare
    Posted At: November 9, 2017 12:00 AM

    When cellist Matt Haimovitz first started collaborating with pianist (and radio host) Christopher O'Riley, he discovered a kindred spirit. Once a child virtuoso who made major label recordings of concertos, Haimovitz had been touring around the country taking the music of Bach into bars and coffee houses. His Bach in Bars tour made such an impression that it launched a whole movement of cl...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley - TROIKA is KDFC: Download of the Week
    Posted At: November 8, 2017 12:00 AM

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} The latest from cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley is a celebration of the great "Troika" of modern Russian composers: Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich. Their Slavic survey even includes a track by Pussy Riot and "Back in the USSR" by Lennon/McCartney!  TROIKA also delves into more recently-writ...
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  • Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley on New Classical Tracks
    Posted At: October 25, 2017 12:00 AM

    New Classical Tracks is a Syndicated Feature airing Nationally on Classical 24 & Statewide on Minnesota Public Radio. Listen to Julie Amacher's Feature with Matt Haimovitz, & Christopher O'Riley. READ THE TRANSCRIPT - "Before we met we were doing similar things in different ways. Matt was playing Bach in coffeehouses, and I was bringing rock via Radiohead to the concert hall...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley perform a substantial - all-Russian program on TROIKA / Radio Purdue
    Posted At: October 24, 2017 12:00 AM

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} Troika is an all-Russian Pentatone release featuring sonatas by Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev, along with new arrangements of Russian-themed music from Paul McCartney to Pussy Riot. The cello/piano duo Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley perform a substantial and creative program based on repression of artists. WBAA Mu...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley explore music of the Slavic soul / IdeaStation - WCVE
    Posted At: October 20, 2017 12:00 AM

    The inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley is known for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects – from Beethoven Sonatas on period instruments to genre-bending arrangements of Radiohead and Arcade Fire. On their new 2-CD set "TROIKA" just released, they explore music of the Slavic soul. The album is anchored by the cello sonatas of the iconic trio of R...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley with All Classical Portland
    Posted At: October 20, 2017 12:00 AM

    Cellist Matt Haimovitz has never been content to just "be quiet and play the music". That statement, often fired at musicians when they express their opinions, has been heard with greater frequency in recent years. One could argue that a musician is paid to play; but it can also be argued that music as an art form, exists to express ideas as well as emotions. Mr. Haimovitz lets the music speak for itself...
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  • Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley - TROIKA - mastered for iTunes
    Posted At: September 29, 2017 12:00 AM

    Acclaimed for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects – from Beethoven Sonatas on period instruments to genre-bending arrangements of Radiohead and Arcade Fire – the endlessly inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley returns to explore music of the Slavic soul. Anchored by the cello sonatas of the iconic triumvirate of Russian composers –...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley discuss TROIKA with classical radio
    Posted At: September 26, 2017 12:00 AM

    Acclaimed for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects – from Beethoven Sonatas on period instruments to genre-bending arrangements of Radiohead and Arcade Fire – the endlessly inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley returns to explore music of the Slavic soul. Anchored by the cello sonatas of the iconic triumvirate of Russian composers –...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley include - Pussy Riot's 'Punk Prayer' in upcoming russian themed release
    Posted At: September 8, 2017 12:00 AM

    The Russian protest group, imprisoned by the Putin regime and later kicked out of the country, have received the ultimate cultural accolade of respectability – a cover version on a classical album. Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley have included their Punk Prayer in a forthcoming Pentatone release titled Troika. Matt explains: ‘With our cover of Pussy Riot's Punk Prayer,...
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  • Matt Haimovitz | Christopher O'Riley - Beethoven, Period. / The Buffalo News review
    Posted At: June 4, 2015 12:00 AM

    The gritty, lively performances on the new Pentatone Oxingale Series recordeing - Beethoven, Period by cellist Matt Haimovitz, and pianist Christopher O'Riley have special relevance to Buffalo, and here's why: On Dec. 1 and 3, Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley are appearing here courtesy of the Buffalo Chamber Music Society. This is the music they'll be playing at the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinh...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley from The Green Room
    Posted At: May 13, 2015 12:00 AM

    Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley, two fearless musicians who have bonded over common musical passions of wide range and scope, have reunited for BEETHOVEN, Period., an illuminating voyage back to the birth of the cello/piano genre with Beethoven's  Sonatas for Pianoforte and Cello. Grammy-nominated Matt Haimovitz, praised as a musical visionary in pushing the boundaries of classic...
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  • KUHA: Classical Classroom - Christopher O'Riley & Matt Haimovitz Get Real With Period Instruments
    Posted At: May 12, 2015 12:00 AM

    SEE KUHA: Houston Classical Classroom PAGE When pianist and From the Top host Christopher O'Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz recorded a new album of Beethoven's music, they decided to kick it old school: Chris played an original Broadwood fortepiano and Matt played a Goffriller cello with ox-gut strings. Why would these two artists - often recognized for their arrangements of Radiohead, for p...
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  • O'Riley | Haimovitz on KDFC: San Francisco - State Of the Arts
    Posted At: April 20, 2015 12:00 AM

    The appropriately titled CD, BEETHOVEN, Period., features Christopher O'Riley and Matt Haimovitz playing the instruments and strings for which the works were originally written. They say that the usual problems of balance between a concert grand and cello disappeared when they used gut strings, and an 1823 Broadwood fortepiano instead (from the collection of the Beethoven Institute at San J...
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  • O'Riley | Haimovitz - Beethoven, Period. / WQXR: Cafe Concert
    Posted At: April 17, 2015 12:00 AM

    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 duo's new album, "Beethoven, Period," was recorded at Skywalker Ranch, film director George Lucas's famous studio complex in Northern California. Instead of sheet music they played from iPads. Their Seattle ...
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  • Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley on NPR: Tiny Desk Concert
    Posted At: March 14, 2015 12:00 AM

    Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley, two fearless musicians who have bonded over common musical passions of wide range and scope, reunite for BEETHOVEN, Period., an illuminating voyage back to the birth of the cello/piano genre with Beethoven's  Sonatas for Pianoforte and Cello. Grammy-nominated Matt Haimovitz, praised as a musical visionary in pushing the boundaries of classical...
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  • Matt Haimovitz | Christopher O'Reilly - Beethoven Period / KCRW: Rhythm Planet
    Posted At: March 12, 2015 12:00 AM

    You can hear the pianoforte typical of the ones Beethoven used on Beethoven Period., a new, beautiful recording of the Beethoven. Sonatas & Variations for Cello & Fortepiano, performed by Matt Haimovitz (cello) and Christopher O'Reilly (piano). Recorded on period instruments on the new Pentatone label, this recording is the inaugural release of this label and is an exceptionally well-produced SAC...
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  • Matt Haimovitz | Christopher O'Riley play CBC Radio: Studio Q
    Posted At: March 10, 2015 12:00 AM

    Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley join guest host Allan Hawco in Studio Q to perform Beethoven classics as well as classically arranged covers of Joni Mitchell and Arcade Fire songs.Their new album Beethoven, Period recreates Beethoven's music using only authentic instruments from the composer's time - think 200-year-old pianos, authentic bows and ox-gut strings. The pair...
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  • Haimovitz | O'Riley - Beethoven, Period. / WFMT New Release Of the Week
    Posted At: February 22, 2015 12:00 AM

    This release journeys back to the birth of the cello/piano genre with Beethoven's complete sonatas and variations, recorded on period instruments. Matt Haimovitz plays his own Goffriller cello, crafted in Venice in 1710 and set up with gut strings also from Italy and an early 19th-century rosewood tailpiece. Haimovitz uses a Dominique Peccatte bow of the same era. Joining him is a frequent collaborator, ...
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  • Haimovitz | O'Riley - Beethoven, Period / KDFC: State of the Arts
    Posted At: February 6, 2015 12:00 AM

    The NPR show From the Top will be coming to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, for a taping on Valentine's Day with a lineup of performers from their pre-college division, in addition to some special alumni guests. Soprano Lisa Delan and cellist Matt Haimovitz will be joined by an ensemble of student cellists for an excerpt from Angel Heart, and in the lead up to the taping they each have a con...
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  • Haimovitz | O'Riley - Beethoven, Period / KDFC: Download of the Week
    Posted At: February 4, 2015 12:00 AM

    Each week KDFC: San Francisco members can download a free mp3 from some of the biggest releases in the world of Classical music. On February 10 at the SF Conservatory, Christopher O'Riley joins Matt Haimovitz for Beethoven, Period., a recital that traces the flowering of Beethoven's genius. An illuminating voyage back to the birth of the cello/piano genre with Beethoven's  Sonatas for Pianof...
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  • Matt Haimovitz | Christopher O'Riley - Beethoven, Period. / CBC First Play
    Posted At: January 26, 2015 12:00 AM

    In 2011, a pair of musical iconoclasts brought us Shuffle.Play.Listen, a deliberately scattershot collection of folk, movie music, 20th-century chamber music and indie rock - all performed on cello and piano.  For their second recorded collaboration, that pair - cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley - has run as far as possible in the opposite direction. On this new disc, th...
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  • Matt Haimovitz | Christopher O'Riley - Beethoven. Period gets KING-FM / Northwest Focus
    Posted At: January 23, 2015 12:00 AM

    In anticipation of their upcoming Seattle concert, the brand new Pentatone release from Cellist Matt Haimovitz & pianist Christopher O'Riley - Beethoven. Period., has been selected by KING FM announcer Sean MacLean for his program - Northwest Focus. Tune in for the Broadcasts in Seattle at 98.1 or online@ bit.ly/king981. The ON-AIR SCHEDULE includes: Monday, January 2...
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  • Haimovitz and O'Riley's Shuffle.Play.Listen
    Posted At: August 21, 2012 12:00 AM

    Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley have made one of year's true event recordings with Shuffle.Play.Listen, which blurs the often artificial, outmoded boundaries that divide classical and popular music. Cellist ?Released by Oxingale Records as a double-album CD set, Shuffle.Play.Listen sees the groundbreaking, Grammy-nominated Haimovitz team with O'Riley (host of the popula...
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