NOTE: There has been a change to this Live from Hochstein concert. WXXI Classical 91.5/90.3 FM will air an encore of “Gathering Light in Sound and Word” with the Telos Trio from April 2019.

Due to the increased rate of COVID-19 cases in the Rochester area, WXXI is taking strict precautionary measures to ensure the safety of their hosts and production staff. As a result, WXXI Classical 91.5 FM will not broadcast live from The Hochstein School.

In its place, WXXI will air an encore of “Gathering Light in Sound and Word” with the Telos Trio (Rita George Simmons, flute; Debbie Grohman, clarinet; and Willie LaFavor, piano), which was originally broadcast in April 2019. The Telos Trio brings together music with other areas of life – spirituality, poetry, civic events, and visual art – with the hope of inspiring people and bringing them into connecting conversations.

The originally scheduled program with cellist Natalie Spehar has been rescheduled for December 9.

The Hochstein School’s lunchtime Live from Hochstein concert series will be broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/90.3 FM and hosted by WXXI Classical 91.5’s Mona Seghatoleslami.

Please note that because of health and safety guidelines during the pandemic, the fall concert series will be broadcast without a live audience in the Performance Hall.

Listen to the concert online at https://www.classical915.org/.

To read the program notes and artist's bio, click here.

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 RPO Quartet performs an All-American program featuring works by Luke Cissell, Kenji Bunch, Caroline Shaw, and Charles Griffes. This concert will be broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/90.3 FM (no live audience).

The RPO Quartet – Willa Finck, violin; Robert Simonds, violin; Melissa Matson, viola; and Lars Kirvan, cello – performs an All-American program with a nod to Veteran’s Day.

The concert includes works by contemporary composers Luke Cissell, Kenji Bunch, and Caroline Shaw, and a piece by Elmira’s Charles Griffes that is based on Chippewa/Ojibwe music.

The Hochstein School’s lunchtime Live from Hochstein concert series will be broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/90.3 FM and hosted by WXXI Classical 91.5’s Mona Seghatoleslami.

Please note that because of health and safety guidelines during the pandemic, the fall concert series will be broadcast without a live audience in the Performance Hall.

Listen to the concert online at https://www.classical915.org/.

To read the program notes and artists' bios, click here.

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.

Pianist and Hochstein instructor Yi-Wen Chang takes us on a tour around the world with works by Godowsky, Villa-Lobos, and Gershwin, among others. This concert will be broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/90.3 FM (no live audience).

Although our in-person travel experiences are limited during this unique time, music can take us to different parts of the world with no limitations.

Pianist and Hochstein instructor Yi-Wen Chang takes us on a tour around the world with works by Catalan composer Federico Mompou, Leopold Godowsky, Taiwanese composer Shui-Long Ma, Brazil’s Heitor Villa-Lobos, and George Gershwin (arr. Percy Grainger).

The Hochstein School’s lunchtime Live from Hochstein concert series will be broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/90.3 FM and hosted by WXXI Classical 91.5’s Mona Seghatoleslami.

Please note that because of health and safety guidelines during the pandemic, the fall concert series will be broadcast without a live audience in the Performance Hall. 

Listen to the concert online at https://www.classical915.org/.

To read the program notes and artist's bio, click here.

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.

 

There are no regularly scheduled lessons or classes on November 25-28, 2020. Happy Thanksgiving!

The 2020 David Hochstein Recital Competition winners – Maxwell Sun, marimba; Noah Lee, violin; and Amy Feng, piano – perform works by Schumann, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Bach, and Stout. This concert will be broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/90.3 FM (no live audience).

The 2020 David Hochstein Recital Competition winners – Maxwell Sun, marimba (Rochester, Grade 11); Noah Lee, violin (Pittsford, recent HS graduate); and Amy Feng, piano (Pittsford, Grade 11) – perform works by Schumann, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Bach, and Stout in this concert rescheduled from the spring.

Since 1991, The Hochstein School has commemorated the life of David Hochstein – a Rochester native and gifted violinist and composer – with a yearly competition for local upper-level high school students. Hochstein is proud to honor his legacy by celebrating and encouraging these talented young musicians.

The Hochstein School’s lunchtime Live from Hochstein concert series will be broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/90.3 FM and hosted by WXXI Classical 91.5’s Mona Seghatoleslami.

Please note that because of health and safety guidelines during the pandemic, the fall concert series will be broadcast without a live audience in the Performance Hall.

Listen to the concert online at https://www.classical915.org/.

To read the program notes and artists' bios, click here.

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.