PLEASE NOTE: Because of concerns with COVID-19 exposure, this event has been cancelled.

Violinist Soo Yeon Kim and cellist and Hochstein faculty member Cora Swenson Lee perform early 20th-century duos for violin and cello, including music by Glière, Ravel, and Kodály. Part of Hochstein's Centennial Celebration!

The violin and cello may seem like a natural pair, but there is surprisingly little concert music written specifically for the two instruments as a duo. Reinhold Glière was one of the first composers to experiment with this beautiful combination, in his charming Eight Pieces in the late romantic style. Zoltán Kodály and Maurice Ravel each wrote a sonata for violin and cello, both of which are now staples of the repertoire. These two works are full of life, showing off not only the virtuosity of the performers but also a full spectrum of colors, timbres, and textures.

Cora Swenson Lee has performed in venues across the United States and internationally. Her early music ensemble, Trio Speranza, concertizes each season, and in 2014 won the Presentation Prize at Early Music America’s Baroque Performance Competition.

Korean-born violinist Soo Yeon Kim is a dynamic performer and educator. She has appeared in the U.S. and internationally both as a soloist and as a chamber musician. She is Assistant Professor of Violin and Viola at Houghton College.

The Hochstein School’s free lunchtime “brown bag” Live from Hochstein concert series takes place in the Hochstein Performance Hall and is broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/ 90.3 FM, hosted by Classical 91.5’s Mona Seghatoleslami.

Listen to an encore broadcast on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM at 9:00 pm the day of the concert.

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 concert highlights the excellence of Hochstein’s students and faculty and includes ensembles from Hochstein’s chamber music, voice, and instrumental programs. Part of Hochstein's Centennial Celebration!

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. 

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.

This event is postponed - new date in the fall TBD. The critically acclaimed and powerful event Listen to Your Mother is back for its sixth Rochester season. Minimum age is 16.

With live readings by local writers and performers, this show celebrates motherhood and Mother's Day.

Proceeds benefit the Society for the Protection and Care of Children.

Doors open at 7:00 pm.

Tickets are $18.50 in advance, $25 at the door. ***Minimum age is 16.***

For ticket and more information, visit https://www.rocthemic.org.

PLEASE NOTE: Because of concerns with COVID-19 exposure, this event has been cancelled.

The Hochstein School’s free lunchtime “brown bag” Live from Hochstein concert series features Gossamer Edge: Allyn Van Dusen, mezzo-soprano; Rita George Simmons, flute; and Paula Rodney Bobb, piano, performing music set to poetry by famed Indian Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore. Part of Hochstein's Centennial Celebration!

The program also includes works by Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré, and Cary Ratcliff, among others.

Rita George Simmons and Paula Bobb are both members of Hochstein’s faculty, in flute and piano, respectively. Mezzo-soprano Allyn Van Dusen is a versatile performer who has appeared as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, RPO, and Rochester Oratorio Society, among others.

The voice-flute-piano trio Gossamer Edge was formed in 2012 to explore the vibrant repertory for this trio combination, as well as solo literature and duos combining the instruments in different ways. These sonic possibilities make for intriguing and varied programs in which the performers point to meaningful interconnections, soul journeys, and playful perspectives on life, expressed through the sheer beauty of the music and poetic texts.

The concert takes place in the Hochstein Performance Hall and is broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5/ 90.3 FM, hosted by Classical 91.5’s Mona Seghatoleslami. 

Listen to an encore broadcast on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM at 9:00 pm the day of the concert.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Because of concerns with COVID-19 exposure, this event has been cancelled.

Four pianos, 10 pianists, 20 hands, and a whole lot of fun with members of Hochstein’s piano faculty. Part of Hochstein's Centennial Celebration!

Featuring Yoshiko Arahata, Paula Rodney Bobb, Yi-Wen Chang, Richard Delaney, Doleen Hood, Willie LaFavor, Gary Palmer, Joseph Werner, and Olexsandra Yurchenko.

Since 1991, Spotlight on Faculty has highlighted the prestigious Hochstein faculty in a variety of ensembles and musical genres from chamber music and dance to jazz, contemporary, and classical. A key feature of the Spotlight on Faculty concerts is that Hochstein faculty members work together to create their own program and submit proposals to perform on the series.

Each concert begins at 7:00 pm, lasts about an hour, and is followed by a “meet the artists” reception.

Admission is $10 per person, with a $20 family maximum. Concerts are free to Hochstein students/families, faculty, and staff.

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

Thank you to Wegmans Food Markets for their support of our community events.

There are no lessons or classes on Monday, May 25, 2020.

PLEASE NOTE: Because of COVID-19, this event has been postponed. Plans are in the works for a virtual event at a later date TBD.

Hochstein showcases the Merit Scholarship winners in grades 5-12 in this special student performance concert. Part of Hochstein's Centennial Celebration!

Also recognized are candidates for completion of the Honors Certificate Program.

The scholarship winners were selected during auditions that were held February–March 2020. The students will perform solos during the Honors Convocation.

PLEASE NOTE: Because of COVID-19, this event has been cancelled.

Young singers in Hochstein’s choral program—Hochstein Singers and Youth Singers, directed by Maryellen Giese, and the Hochstein Little Singers, directed by Grace Adams—will be featured in this free afternoon concert. Part of Hochstein's Centennial Celebration!