There will be no in-person Live from Hochstein concert today due to Spring Recess.

Embrace the Eclipse with your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra before the big event!

Jherrard Hardeman, conductor

As part of the RPO's Care and Wellness Initiative, this concert on April 6 at Hochstein Performance Hall is designed to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for those with sensory sensitivities. It offers an experience tailored for music lovers who may benefit from a more relaxed and accommodating setting but still wish to engage in the excitement leading up to the RPO’s Eclipse Spectacular the following night. In this way, music lovers of all ages and abilities can take part in this once-in-a-lifetime event in the lead-up to our area’s Total Solar Eclipse.

Doors open at 1:30 pm.

Tickets: FREE but must be reserved

For more information, visit https://my.rpo.org/1296.

 

A lively afternoon of song and dance with members of Rochester's Irish music and dance community.

The Hochstein School will be closed on Monday, April 8, 2024.

April 8, 2024 is a Total Solar Eclipse, the last solar eclipse visible from the entire contiguous United States until 2044. As Rochester is smack-dab in the path of totality, we are anticipating many thousands of extra visitors to the Rochester area to view the eclipse.

With all public schools and several area colleges closed on April 8 and all of the anticipated extra traffic on the roads, we have made the decision to close Hochstein's Plymouth Avenue and DUPC locations on that day. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most of us, and we want to give all of our students and families the chance to enjoy this special celestial event, as well as take advantage of the many activities the MAG, Rochester Museum and Science Center, and other presenting organizations are offering that day.

If you are a Monday student, please talk with your lesson and class teachers about rescheduling your April 8 activities to different days. To facilitate rescheduling, we have added two extra official makeup day possibilities (Monday, April 1 and Monday, June 24).

If you have additional questions, please contact the Front Office at 585.454.4596.

Featuring Thomas Rodgers, violin; Molly McDonald, violin; Aika Ito, viola; and Benjamin Krug, cello, performing works by Schubert, Mozart, and more.

The program showcases pieces inspired by poetry, including selections from Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, and music from Denmark and the Shetland Islands as performed by the Danish String Quartet. The concert also includes a movement from Mozart’s String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, “Dissonance.”

The Salaff String Quartet was founded in 2014 by four members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra who attended the Cleveland Institute of Music at different times but all studied chamber music with the same beloved teacher, Peter Salaff, for whom the quartet is named. As friends and young members in the orchestra, they enjoy performing together throughout the Rochester area. 

Click here to read the program notes.

 

The Hochstein School’s free noontime Live from Hochstein concert series will be hosted by WXXI Classical’s Mona Seghatoleslami and broadcast live. Listen to the concert on WXXI Classical at 91.5 FM, 90.3 FM, or online at https://www.wxxiclassical.org. Listen to an encore broadcast on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM at 10:00 pm the day of the concert.

Please note that only bottled water is allowed in the newly renovated hall. PLEASE do not attend any activity at Hochstein if you are not feeling 100% healthy.

Sidney and Barbara Sobel have generously provided continuous underwriting of the Live from Hochstein Broadcast & Concert Series since 1993. 

Hochstein programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Hochstein programs are also made possible by the Monroe County Legislature; Adam Bello, Monroe County Executive.

Featuring Tim Shannon and Shiuen-Huang Suen, guitars, performing works by Fernando Sor, Moreno Torroba, Enrique Granados, Isaac Albéniz, and Manuel de Falla.

“Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two,” wrote Frédéric Chopin. Enjoy an evening of Spanish guitar music featuring Hochstein guitar faculty members Tim Shannon and Shiuen-Huang Suen performing both solo and duo arrangements for the instrument. 

The 19th-century critic Fetis called Fernando Sor “the Beethoven of the guitar” for his contribution to the literature and expressiveness of the instrument in the opening decades of the century. First published in Paris in 1828, Sor’s L’Encouragement, Op. 34 for two guitars, was dedicated to one of his students. It consists of a cantabile, a theme and variations, and a waltz.

When it comes to Spanish composers of the late 19th and early 20th century, the three most important names are Albéniz, Granados, and Manuel de Falla. Their music is vividly evocative of Spain and these transcriptions for guitar are so well written that the listener will believe the music was originally written for the guitar.

Admission at the door is $10 per person, with a $20 family maximum. Concerts are free to Hochstein students/families, faculty, and staff. The concert lasts about an hour, and is followed by a “meet the artists” reception.

 

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

Hochstein programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Hochstein programs are also made possible by the Monroe County Legislature; Adam Bello, Monroe County Executive.

Featuring Noah Busch, violin; Lillian Brickman, guitar; and Julian Chumacero, violin, performing music by Villa-Lobos, Bach, Franck, Bloch, and more.

Winners of the 2024 Hochstein Merit Scholarships perform. Hochstein teachers nominate students for merit scholarships and auditions take place in February and March. The scholarships are organized in four categories for various age levels of music students, with the top scholarship level winners performing in concert. 

This concert features Noah Busch of Brighton, a sophomore at Brighton High School and a violin student of Pia Liptak; Lillian Brickman of Brighton, a junior at School of the Arts and a guitar student of Tim Shannon; and Julian Chumacero of Victor, a senior at Victor Senior High School and a violin student of Pia Liptak.

Noah Busch performs Man dreaming butterfly dreaming man for violin and piano by contemporary composer Bonnie Miksch. Guitarist Lillian Brickman will play selections from Preludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos and J.S. Bach, along with Berceuse and Trio by Napoleon Coste. Julian Chumacero performs the first movement of Cesar Franck’s Violin Sonata in A Major and Ernest Bloch’s Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin.

Click here to read the program notes.

 

The Hochstein School’s free noontime Live from Hochstein concert series will be hosted by WXXI Classical’s Mona Seghatoleslami and broadcast live. Listen to the concert on WXXI Classical at 91.5 FM, 90.3 FM, or online at https://www.wxxiclassical.org. Listen to an encore broadcast on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM at 10:00 pm the day of the concert.

Please note that only bottled water is allowed in the newly renovated hall. PLEASE do not attend any activity at Hochstein if you are not feeling 100% healthy.

Sidney and Barbara Sobel have generously provided continuous underwriting of the Live from Hochstein Broadcast & Concert Series since 1993. 

Hochstein programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Hochstein programs are also made possible by the Monroe County Legislature; Adam Bello, Monroe County Executive.

Celebrate Earth Day with your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra!

Jherrard Hardeman, conductor 
 

Experience the musical majesty of our planet and all its beauty while appreciating our responsibility to protect our home. Reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Pre-concert activities will start 1 hour before the show. (Activities are free for ticket holders and take place at Hochstein)

Tickets: $20 adults, $10 kids. For tickets and more information, visit:

https://rpo.org/event/our-planet-our-home/

Featuring Cordancia Chamber Orchestra; Evan Meccarello, conductor and artistic director; Sophia Klin, violin, performing music by Mabel Daniels, Piazzolla, and Ravel.

Drawing on the theme of nature, the forest, and winter melting into spring, Cordancia performs Deep Forest by American composer Mabel Daniels, who was inspired by the woods at the MacDowell Colony artist retreat in New Hampshire, and “Winter” and “Spring” from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla, with violin soloist Sophia Klin.

The program concludes with selections from Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite. Each of the five movements illustrate fairy tales, including Tom Thumb who leaves a trail of breadcrumbs to find his way back in the forest and one that depicts a fairy garden.

Click here to read the program notes.

Formed in 2009 by violinist Pia Liptak and oboist Kathleen Suher, Cordancia Chamber Orchestra performs classical music concerts throughout the year at various locations in the greater Rochester area. Its award-winning programming blends eclectic, vibrant, and lesser-known music with traditional classical repertoire. The full chamber orchestra consists of up to 40 talented performers who are brought together from many areas of the Rochester community. 

Winner of the senior division of Cordancia’s Nico Toscano Young Musician Competition, guest soloist Sophia Klin is a 2023 graduate of the Eastman School of Music. She performs as a violinist around the region with ensembles such as the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphoria, and more. She joined the ROCmusic faculty in 2023 as a violin instructor.

 

The Hochstein School’s free noontime Live from Hochstein concert series will be hosted by WXXI Classical’s Mona Seghatoleslami and broadcast live. Listen to the concert on WXXI Classical at 91.5 FM, 90.3 FM, or online at https://www.wxxiclassical.org. Listen to an encore broadcast on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM at 10:00 pm the day of the concert.

Please note that only bottled water is allowed in the newly renovated hall. PLEASE do not attend any activity at Hochstein if you are not feeling 100% healthy.

Sidney and Barbara Sobel have generously provided continuous underwriting of the Live from Hochstein Broadcast & Concert Series since 1993. 

Hochstein programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Hochstein programs are also made possible by the Monroe County Legislature; Adam Bello, Monroe County Executive.

This special event highlights the excellence of Hochstein’s students and faculty and includes ensembles from various Hochstein programs, including the Hochstein Youth Singers, directed by Maryellen Giese; chamber groups; and guitar ensembles, led by John Wiesenthal.

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.

 

Hochstein programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Hochstein programs are also made possible by the Monroe County Legislature; Adam Bello, Monroe County Executive.