Spotlight on Christopher O’Riley
Photo by Wendy Lynch
So often on this blog we highlight the accomplishments of our young musicians, but today we’re turning the spotlight on our very own host, Christopher O’Riley.
As an acclaimed pianist, Christopher doesn’t just host From the Top. He does concerts around the country and is a Distinguished Visiting Artist at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge from 2010 to 2013.
Currently, Christopher is in Baton Rouge for a recital as part of his LSU residency, but he’ll be back in Ohio to open the new season of Cuyahoga Community College’s Classical Piano Recital Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3. This event is held at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland and tickets are $10-15, available by calling 216-987-4444.
Take a second and check out this great article that discusses a concert he did last week in the Signature Series at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio. Christopher may be well known for his arrangements of popular pop and rock songs, but for this concert he performed Bach’s English Suite No. 6 in D minor and Stravinsky’s “Apollon Musagete,” among other works.
The video interview with Christopher below was produced by Cool Cleveland, and talks about the young musicians on From the Top.
Our fall radio tour takes us to Baton Rouge for a broadcast taping on Tuesday, November 2 at the Union Theater. More information is available here. Hope to see you there!
