Two pianists become the orchestra in this program of famous melodies arranged for piano duo and duet. Pianists Elinor Freer & Doleen Hood play Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, Mars from The Planets by Holst, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, and other well-known pieces audience members are sure to enjoy.
You're invited to hear this music on Live from Hochstein on Wednesday, May 14th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall (50 N. Plymouth Avenue, downtown Rochester) or by listening to the live broadcast on WXXI Classical.
A native of Montana, pianist Elinor Freer has built a versatile career as soloist, chamber musician, teacher, and artistic administrator. She has performed throughout the US, Europe, Mexico, and China, with her performances airing on National Public Radio and on “Performance Today.” She has also recorded for Cedille Records. For 10 years, she and her husband, cellist David Ying, directed the Skaneateles Festival and garnered a CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. Freer currently serves as Associate Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music.
A member of Hochstein’s piano faculty, Doleen Hood made her solo debut at age 16 with the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of the D’Angelo School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, she has extensive professional work as a collaborative pianist and coach and has performed in recitals and concert series throughout the US and Europe. She has held faculty and staff positions at Nazareth College, MacPhail School, Crown College, and Bethel College. For many years she has been an active supporter of Hochstein’s Chamber Music Connection program, both as a coordinator and a coach, and she also serves as the faculty piano juror for the Hochstein Honors Certificate Program.
Live from Hochstein with host Mona Seghatoleslami is a series of midday concerts by some of the finest artists in our area broadcast live from The Hochstein Performance Hall. Each of these free concerts runs from 12:10-12:50 p.m., giving downtown business people, teachers, families, students, and friends an opportunity to enjoy classical music by outstanding musicians, including soloists, duos, and vocal and chamber ensembles. You can also hear an encore broadcast of Live from Hochstein later the same day at 10 p.m. on WXXI Classical.
