The Hochstein School’s Live from Hochstein concert series returns this fall with a new lineup of free noontime performances beginning Wednesday, October 14, 2026, and continuing weekly through December 16, 2026. Concerts take place from 12:10–12:50 p.m. in the Hochstein Performance Hall and are open to the public at no charge.

These concerts are presented in partnership with WXXI and broadcast live on WXXI Classical 91.5 and rebroadcast at 10 p.m. the day of the concert.

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off our fall Live from Hochstein season with Jake Taniguichi conducting. Full program details to be announced soon.

All ages welcome
FREE
Preregistration is encouraged

Hochstein welcomes community and school groups to attend Live From Hochstein. So we can better serve the needs of your group, please call our Front Office at (585) 454-4596 with the estimated number of guests and buses we can expect.

About the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has been committed to enriching and inspiring our community through the art of music since its inception in 1922. The RPO presents approximately 150 concerts and broadcasts per year, serving up to 170,000 people through ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and community centers throughout the region. Andreas Delfs was named music director in 2021. Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, now in his 30th season, has earned a national reputation for excellence in pops programming during his tenure with the RPO. The RPO reaches over 15,000 youths through its education programs.

About Jake Taniguichi

Jake Taniguchi is the Assistant Conductor of the RPO and Music Director of the RPYO. In the 2026–27 season, he will lead numerous programs with both ensembles, including community, family, and education concerts, and will take the RPYO on an international tour to Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague.

Taniguchi has served on the conducting faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music, as principal conductor of the Hawaiʻi Chamber Music Festival (HCMF), and as assistant and cover conductor for the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, Omaha Symphony, Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra, and the Indiana University Ballet and Opera Theater.

He has collaborated with distinguished conductors including Leonard Slatkin, Dane Lam, Mei-Ann Chen, Jeffery Kahane, and Anthony Parnther, as well as soloists including violinists Jaime Laredo, Jessica Lee, and Stefan Jackiw; pianists Michelle Cann, Joyce Yang, Adam Golka, and David Kaplan; and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung. A fervent advocate for new music, he has fostered artistic partnerships with composers Marcos Balter, Sebastian Currier, Billy Childs, Keith Fitch, Christopher Cerrone, and Joan Tower, among others.

Devoted to nurturing a lifelong enthusiasm for music, Taniguchi has worked with numerous schools, youth organizations, and educational programs, including the Masaki School of Music, Kamehameha Schools, Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts, Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra, and HCMF’s Young Artist Program. Taniguchi holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, and the Cleveland Institute of Music. His conducting mentors include JoAnn Falletta, Victor Yampolsky, Thomas Wilkins, Jeffery Meyer, and Arthur Fagen.