American classical pianist and public radio show host.
He is the host of the weekly National Public Radio program From the Top. O'Riley is also known for his piano arrangements of songs by alternative artists.
ALBUMS
Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley
Troika
2017, 2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, PentaTone
Pablo Ziegler & Christopher O'Riley
Tango Nuevo
2016, CD, Album, Steinway & Sons
Beethoven*, Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
Beethoven, Period.
2014, 2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Pentatone, 
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, Classical
Christopher O'Riley
O'Riley's Liszt
2013, 2xCD, Album, Oxingale Records
Kenneth Fuchs, Christopher O'Riley, Trio21, Delray String Quartet
String Quartet No. 5 ('American')
2013, CD, Album, Naxos
Christopher O'Riley, Matt Haimovitz
Shuffle.Play.Listen
2011, 2x CD Gatefold Digipack, 
Christopher O'Riley
Out Of My Hands
2009, CD, Album, White Tie Records
Gershwin*, Ravel*, Debussy* ' The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*, Barry Wordsworth, Christopher O'Riley
Gershwin, Ravel & Debussy - An American In Paris
2009, CD, Album, RE, Royal Philharmonic Masterworks, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 
Christopher O'Riley
Second Grace: The Music Of Nick Drake
2007
Christopher O'Riley
Home To Oblivion: An Elliott Smith Tribute By Christopher O'Riley
2006, CD, Album, World Village
Christopher O'Riley
Hold Me To This - Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead
2005, CD, Album, World Village, World Village
Christopher O'Riley
Hold Me To This - Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead Sampler
2005, CD, Single, Promo, World Village
Christopher O'Riley
Hold Me To This - Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead
2005, CD, Promo, Smplr, World Village, World Village
Christopher O'Riley
True Love Waits - Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead
2003
Christopher O'Riley
At The Break
2001, CD, Album, CPI Records
Dominick Argento, Christopher O'Riley, The Ensemble Singers Of The Plymouth Music Series Of Minnesota*, Philip Brunelle
An American Romantic
1998, CD, Collins Classics
Carter Brey, Christopher O'Riley
Le Grand Tango
1997, CD, Comp, Helicon (3)
Aaron Jay Kernis, Julie Ann Giacobassi, San Francisco Symphony, Alasdair Neale, Pamela Frank, Paul Neubauer, Carter Brey, Christopher O'Riley
Colored Field / Still Movement With Hymn
1996, ,
, Contemporary
James Galway, Christopher O'Riley
The French Recital
1996
Stravinsky*, Christopher O'Riley
Histoire Du Soldat / Pétrouchka / Apollo
1994, CD, Album, Elektra Nonesuch,
Gershwin*, Ravel*, Debussy* ' Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, Christopher O'Riley
Gershwin, Ravel & Debussy
1994
O'Riley* - Robert Helps, John Adams, Todd Brief, Roger Sessions
Helps / Adams / Brief / Sessions
1990, CD, Albany Records
Ransom Wilson, Christopher O'Riley
Flute Music By Les Six
1990, CD, Etcetera (3)
Christopher O'Riley
Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, Mephisto Waltz, Fantasia Contrappuntistica
1988, CD, Album, Centaur Records
Eduard Steuermann - Beverly Morgan, Christopher O'Riley, Russell Sherman, Aki Takahashi, Paul Zukofsky
Dialogues (For Solo Violin) / Three Songs / Suite (For Piano) / Improvisation And Allegro
1981, LP, CP² Recordings, ,
, Contemporary
Paul Fried (2), David Sussman (2), Ronald Feldman, Christopher O'Riley
Flute Flavors
1981
Alexander Von Zemlinsky, Beverly Morgan, Chester Brezniak, Richard Sher, Christopher O'Riley
Trio, Op. 3 / Twelve Songs, Op. 27
1980, LP, Album, Northeastern Records, ,
, Romantic
Berg*, Mozart*, Otto Armin, Christopher O'Riley, Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian
Berg: Chamber Concerto For Piano And Violin with 13 Wind Instruments / mozart: Serenade In C Minor, K. 388
LP, Cantabile Records Inc.
Vanessa Sielert, Catherine Anderson
Duality
2020, CD, Album, Albany Records
APPEARANCES +
Various
Tippet Rise Opus 2016 / Domo
2017, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, PentaTone
Jenny Lin
Get Happy - Virtuoso Show Tunes For Piano
2012, CD, Album, Dig, Steinway & Sons
Danny Holt
Release
2010, CD, Album, Not On Label,
Caroline Goulding
Caroline Goulding
2009, CD, Album, Telarc
Various
The Nation's Favorite Volume One
2009, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM, 
Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
From The Top At The Pops
2009, CD, Album, Telarc
Various
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2007, 3xCD, Reader's Digest,
Elliott Smith
New Moon
2007
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*, Gershwin* / Ravel*, Debussy*
Gershwin / Ravel / Debussy
2005
Various
From The Top • Volume Two
2003, CD, Comp, CPI Records (3)
Gershwin*, Bernstein*
Un Americano A Parigi / Rapsodia In Blu / Danze Sinfoniche Da "West Side Story"
2003, CD, Album, Comp, DeAgostini, 
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, Modern
Various
The WNYC Commissions - Volume One
2002, CD, Album, WNYC Radio, ,
, Contemporary
Various
The Sunday Sessions: Sleepers Awake
1998, CD, Comp, Minnesota Public Radio
P.D.Q. Bach
The Ill-Conceived P.D.Q. Bach Anthology
1998, ,
, Contemporary
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Heiichiro Ohyama
Encore: Recorded Live In Concert At The 1997 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
1997, CD, RP, Stereophile
Various
All Time Great Wind Chamber Music
1996, CD, Comp, Classic FM
Various
A Musical Offering
1996, CD, Comp, BMG, Conifer Classics
Aaron Jay Kernis
100 Greatest Dance Hits
1996, CD, Enh, New Albion, ,
, Contemporary
James Galway
Meditations
1996
Amy Beach*
Cabildo (An Opera Premiere And Six Short Pieces)
1995, CD, Delos, ,
, Opera/Neo-Romantic/Modern
P.D.Q. Bach
The Short-Tempered Clavier And Other Dysfunctional Works For Keyboard
1995, ,
, Contemporary
Paul Fried
Flute Flavors
1993
Richard Danielpour
Urban Dances
1992, CD, Koch International Classics
Dave Soldier*
Romances From The Second Line
1990, CD, Album, Newport Classic
Brahms*, Boston Chamber Music Society
Piano Trio In B Major, Piano Quartet In C Minor
1990, CD, Album, Northeastern Records
Various
Henry & June (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990, ,
, Easy Listening/Chanson/Modern
James Galway
Sixty Years, Sixty Flute Masterpieces
Box, Comp + 15xCD, RCA Red Seal, 
,
, Baroque/Romantic/Classical/Modern/Impressionist
Various
Quiet Corner
2017, CD, Comp, Apres-Midi Records
Various
Quiet Corner - At Night With You
2017, CD, Comp, Inpartmaint Inc., 
Various
Bar Classics Piano
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Classical,
Various
R.E.M. Jukebox
2008, CD, Comp, Q Magazine, ,
, Folk Rock/Modern Classical/Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Lullabies With No Words
2008, CD, Comp, Microphone Records
Various
Radiohead Revisited
2006, CD, EP, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles
Various
Octobre 2003
2003, CD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles, 
,
, Leftfield/Chanson/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Modern Classical/Contemporary Jazz/Future Jazz/Ballad/Latin Jazz
Various
Music Soothes The Soul
2003, CDr, Comp, Promo, Sony Music
Various
New Faces Of Music
2003, CD, Comp, Sony Classical
Various
Chiller Cabinet
2003, 2x CD, 
,
, Leftfield/Ambient/Downtempo
Various
Best Of WNYC Live, Volume 2
1999, CD, Album, Comp, DCD Records (2), ,
, Baroque/Modern/Romantic/Classical
Various
Henry & June (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Various
A Steinway Celebration
1990, ,
, Classical
