The 2018 David Hochstein Recital Competition winners – Jahshanti Henry, flute, and Jackie Hager, cello – perform a free concert in Hochstein Performance Hall, which will be recorded for later broadcast on WXXI-FM Classical 91.5. Jackie will perform selections from Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in G minor and Jahshanti will perform a movement from Bach’s Sonata in E minor, along with other works. A reception follows the performance.

A junior at Brighton High School, Jackie Hager has been playing the cello since the age of 4. She has been featured as a guest soloist with the Genesee Symphony Orchestra, Finger Lakes Symphony Orchestra, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Her piano trio had the honor of being invited to perform for the Rochester Society for Chamber Music two years in a row and Syracuse Society for Chamber Music. She also has performed with the cello group Break of Reality, and has been a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra for four years. She was awarded first prize in the NYSMTA Empire State Competition, the 2018 SUNY Geneseo Young Artists Competition, the David Hochstein Recital Competition, and the 2018 Penfield Symphony Concerto Competition. Jackie enjoys volunteering at ROCmusic, where she gives cello lessons to many young cellists.

A junior at Rochester’s School of the Arts, Jahshanti Henry has been playing the flute since he was 9 years old. He began in the Eastman Pathways Program and still continues to study in the studio of Jan Angus with the help of the Schoenegge and Pearson merit scholarship at ECMS. He performed this year in numerous orchestras, including Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra, All-County Orchestra, and the Gateways Festival Orchestra. He also had the opportunity to play for Joel Seligman, former president of the University of Rochester, at the Diversity Award Ceremony. In addition to winning the 2018 David Hochstein Recital Competition, he was also runner-up in the winds category and honorable mention for exceptional artistry at the Rochester Philharmonic League Young Artist Auditions. He has been very influenced by jazz and was honored with the Essentially Ellington Certificate of Merit for his solo flute performance with the Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra at the Essentially Ellington Competition in New York City.

Since 1991, the Hochstein School of Music & Dance has commemorated the life of David Hochstein with a yearly competition for local upper-level high school students and we are proud to honor his legacy by celebrating and encouraging these talented young musicians.

The David Hochstein Recital Competition is open to advanced students in grades 10-12 in the nine-county region surrounding Rochester. In order to compete, musicians are required to prepare challenging music in varied styles and perform before juries of noted professional artists.

Antara Winds perform music of Mahler, Ewazen, and Ligeti.

The program includes Roaring Fork by Erik Ewazen, inspired by spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery; a wind arrangement of three songs from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn; and Ligeti’s Six Bagatelles.

Antara Winds is Diane Smith, flute; Judith Ricker, oboe; Margaret Quackenbush, clarinet; Natalya Rose Vrbsky, bassoon; and Nikolette LaBonte, horn.

Hochstein’s free lunchtime “brown bag” Live from Hochstein concert series is hosted by WXXI Classical 91.5’s Mona Seghatoleslami and broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/ 90.3 FM. The concert series gives downtown business people, teachers, families, students, and friends an opportunity to enjoy classical music by outstanding musicians, including soloists, duets, and small ensembles. 

Sidney and Barbara Sobel have provided continuous underwriting of the Live from Hochstein Broadcast & Concert Series since 1993. Live from Hochstein is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

100 years of American music for piano and strings, featuring Pia Liptak, violin; Leah Kettelkamp, viola; Jennifer Carpenter, cello; and Yi-Wen Chang, piano.

Admission at the door is $10 per person, with a $20 family maximum. A “meet the artists” reception follows the concert.

The Spotlight on Faculty concert series is generously supported by Hochstein donors. It is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

This event is supported by Wegmans Food Markets.

Featuring the music of Dave Mancini, performed by Rebecca Gilbert, flute; Wilfredo Deglans, violin; Tigran Vardanyan, violin; Nick Weiser, piano; Kieran Hanlon, bass; Dave Mancini, drum set and percussion; with guest vocalist Kristy Ingersol.

General admission: $15.00; Students: $10.00. Tickets available at the door and in advance at Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Avenue, and DSC and More Print & Copy, 401 Main Street E., Rochester. For more information, email Dave Mancini at davemanciniproductions@yahoo.com.

 

Musicians in Hochstein’s Philharmonia (grades 6-11) and Sinfonia (grades 4-9), directed by John Fetter, and Concertino Strings (grades 1-5), directed by Marcos Kreutzer, give a free joint afternoon concert.

Concertino Strings performs Driftwood by Robert S. Frost, Glenn Heinlen’s Petite Pizzicato, and Ernest Muzquiz’s Turkeys in the Strawberry Patch.

Sinfonia performs Themes from Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 and Sinfonietta by Hungarian composer Pál Járdányi.

Philharmonia performs Smetana’s Dance of the Comedians and the Finale from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Sinfonia and Philharmonia will each perform a new work by Hochstein faculty member Matt Osika, as part of Young Composers’ Collaboration Project.

There will be pre-concert chamber music performed by Chamber Music Connection ensembles starting at 2:40 pm.

Pianist Tony Caramia performs music of Perl, Schulhoff, Fisher, Hindemith, and Confrey.

After World War I, American jazz began to migrate to Europe. Berlin and Paris were seized by its exoticism, which proved extremely popular with local audiences and composers alike. This program features jazz-influenced selections from Lothar Perl, Erwin Schulhoff, Ernest Fisher, Paul Hindemith, and Zez Confrey.

Among them, the "Ragtime" movement from Hindemith's Suite 1922 for solo piano, Perl's "Dancing Suite" and "Three Syncopated Impressions," Fisher's "Stammering Rhythms," Confrey's "Kitten on the Keys," and Schulhoff's Toccata based on the Confrey piece. 

Hochstein’s free lunchtime “brown bag” Live from Hochstein concert series is hosted by WXXI Classical 91.5’s Mona Seghatoleslami and broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/ 90.3 FM. The concert series gives downtown business people, teachers, families, students, and friends an opportunity to enjoy classical music by outstanding musicians, including soloists, duets, and small ensembles. 

Sidney and Barbara Sobel have provided continuous underwriting of the Live from Hochstein Broadcast & Concert Series since 1993. Live from Hochstein is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

This continuous musical event features performers set up in different parts of the Performance Hall, performing without applause or gaps between the performances. Called a “prism” concert, it is designed to feature many different groups of performers for a fast-paced, creative concert experience.

This special event highlights the excellence of Hochstein’s students and faculty and includes ensembles from Hochstein’s chamber music, voice, instrumental, and jazz programs.

The concert is named in memory of Dr. Max Presberg, a Hochstein student in his youth, a former board member, and a long-time supporter and friend of Hochstein.

The concert is free and open to the public.

The spring concert by the 75-member Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra features music by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Shostakovich, Lalo, and Barber.

The spring concert by the 75-member Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra, directed by Casey Springstead, features selections from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Saint-Saëns’ Samson and Delilah, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

The concert also features two HYSO Concerto Competition Winners: violinist Luke Pisani performing the first movement of Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnol and violinist Karino Wada performing the first movement of Barber’s Violin Concerto. 

Tickets are $5 general admission at the door.

Luke Pisani is a homeschooled 7th grader in his fourth season with the HYSO. Luke started violin at age 3, and studied with Marcos Kreutzer until he was 8 years old. Luke now studies with Shannon Nance. Starting at age 5, Luke played in each of Hochstein orchestras, and he also studies piano with Dr. Gary Palmer. Luke’s accomplishments include: ISMA Rochester (1st prize, Sprouts division), Junior AllStars Piano Competition (Honorable Mention), and the Hochstein Merit Scholarship. Luke is pursuing the Honors Music Certificate at Hochstein. The Genesee Valley Association of Philanthropy Professionals honored Luke with their Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award for fundraising efforts on behalf of Hochstein.

A senior at Olean High School, Karino Wada started violin and piano under her parents at age 2 1/2, and currently studies the violin with Shannon Nance. Karino has been the co-concertmaster of the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra since 2016. She performs regularly with the Olean High School Orchestra, HS honor chamber ensemble, Olean Community Orchestra, and Chamber Music Society of Olean. In 2016, Karino studied at the Young Artist Summer Program at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA. She will be attending the Meadowmount School of Music in summer 2018 and will double-major in violin performance and English at Northwestern University in Fall 2018.

Featuring the Eastman Cello Ensemble performing lively classical music celebrating springtime.

The Eastman Cello Ensemble is a group of  cellists—undergraduate, graduate, and recent alumni—from the Eastman School of Music. Directed by Daniel Ketter and Noémie Raymond-Friset, the group was formed to celebrate cello friendship and share a collective enthusiasm for all things cello-related, especially the wonderful repertoire and sound unique to the cello ensemble.

Their Live from Hochstein program includes selections arranged for cello ensemble from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.

Hochstein’s free lunchtime “brown bag” Live from Hochstein concert series is hosted by WXXI Classical 91.5’s Mona Seghatoleslami and broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/ 90.3 FM. The concert series gives downtown business people, teachers, families, students, and friends an opportunity to enjoy classical music by outstanding musicians, including soloists, duets, and small ensembles. 

Sidney and Barbara Sobel have provided continuous underwriting of the Live from Hochstein Broadcast & Concert Series since 1993. Live from Hochstein is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester (SCMR) presents music of Allen Shawn, Reinecke, and Brahms with soloist W. Peter Kurau, horn.

Allen Shawn - Music for Pat (2002)                                     
Carl Reinecke - Trio for Piano, Oboe and Horn, Op. 188       
Brahms - Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano, Op. 40      

Erik Behr, oboe
W. Peter Kurau, horn
Juliana Athayde, violin
Chiao-Wen Cheng, piano

The Lilac Quartet, an award-winning student group from Hochstein’s chamber music program, opens the concert with the first movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 4. The student group is coached by Shannon Nance and includes Jessica Zhuang, Yawen Ding, Erin Allen, and Jackie Hager.

Visit the SCMR website for more information.

What would it be like if a child had to describe the music of Beethoven? Such is the premise for “Beethoven Lives Upstairs,” a musical story that follows a young boy’s letters to his uncle about the new tenant in the upstairs room.

Be captivated by more than 25 excerpts of the master’s music, including the Moonlight Sonata, Für Elise, and the great Fifth and Ninth Symphonies!

Conducted by Michael Butterman.

For tickets and more information, visit the RPO website.