Pianist Yi-Wen Cheng takes us on a wondrous musical journey on Live from Hochstein in music by Joe Hisaishi from Howl's Moving Castle, Philip Glass's music for The Hours, variations by Mozart, Johannes Brahms's transformation of JS Bach, and Matt Herskowitz's Bach à la Jazz, Wednesday November 15th at 12:10pm in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.

Live from Hochstein stars violinist Timothy Peters, cellist David Ying, and pianist Elinor Freer, playing Beethoven's "Ghost," Piazzolla's Seasons in Buenos Aires, and more on Wednesday November 8th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.

Eastman School of Music professors Michael Wayne and Chiao-Wen Cheng play music for clarinet and piano, including works by Claude Debussy, Phillipe Gaubert, Niels Gade, Béla Kovács; and contemporary American composer Jessie Montgomery.on Wednesday November 1st at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.

Live from Hochstein features the Ekstasis Duo playing music by Sergei Rachmaninov, Dora Pejačević, Vítězslava Kaprálová, and Sergei Prokofiev on Wednesday October 25th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.

Although the radio broadcasts don't begin until December 9th, you can see the MET live in HD beginning October 21st. Check out this season's HD presentations.

Experience live classical music over lunch in person and on the radio, as a new season of Live from Hochstein starts with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Wednesday, October 18th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd...Sunday October 22nd at 7 p.m. at The Little Theatre, followed by a discussion with WXXI Classical mid-day host Steve Johnson and Sondheim expert Eric Grode. Part of Spooky Season at The Little.

When conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s international tours are disrupted by deadly protests across his native Venezuela, one of the world’s greatest and most beloved musicians faces the challenge of a lifetime. WXXI Classical Presents...¡Viva Maestro! at The Little Theatre Saturday November 4th at 3pm, followed by a discussion.

WXXI Classical offered a live broadcast on Sat 9/9 on the grounds of the Memorial Art Gallery during the 67th annual Clothesline Art Festival.

Upstate New York is alive with music during the summer. Check out some of these fine festivals and plan your next day trip or outing.