Liszt and Radiohead: A Night With Christopher O'Riley
Pianist performs classical arrangements of pop songs.
The program for Thursday night's Ravinia performance said pianist Christopher O'Riley would perform covers of Liszt. That description, much like the Elliott Smith song O'Riley has covered, was "Half Right." Yes, O'Riley was the artist who performed Thursday night, but in addition to Liszt covers, the classical pianist performed his arrangements of songs by more contemporary musicians like Radiohead, Elliott Smith and Tears for Fears. Luckily, in the opinion of this humble reviewer, that's just what O'Riley does best. The Chicago-born, Evanston-raised and classically trained musician has always maintained a fascinating relationship with pop music. O'Riley, who hosts the National Public Radio (NPR) program "From the Top," grew a name for …
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Jacob Nelson
9:42 am on Friday, August 19, 2011
Thanks for catching that, Mark, and for reading. O'Riley doesn't currently have any UK dates booked, but if I were you I'd check his website out every once in a while to see if anything comes up: http://www.christopheroriley.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=6 more ›