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Hochstein Merit Scholarship Winners on Live from Hochstein

Three young musicians standing on stairs: Shannon Chow, Joy Zhang, and Xilin Zhou
Hochstein School of Music
Shannon Chow, Joy Zhang, and Xilin Zhou

Three outstanding young musicians take center stage this week on Live from Hochstein: flutists Shannon Chow and Joy Zhang and clarinetist Xilin Zhou.

You can see the concert in person at Hochstein or hear the live broadcast on the radio or streaming online, Wednesday April 13th, starting at 12:10pm.

Each spring Hochstein has a series of auditions for its students who compete for Merit Scholarship Awards. The winners from Grades 11-12 not only receive a cash award, they also get the chance to perform on the Live from Hochstein spring series.

 
Hosted by Classical 91.5's Mona Seghatoleslami, Live from Hochstein is the longest running live broadcast concert series in Western New York. Broadcast live from the Hochstein Performance Hall (50 North Plymouth Ave. in Rochester), the series presents performances by some of the finest artists from the Rochester area’s musical community. Each of these free “brown bag” concerts runs from 12:10-12:50 p.m., giving downtown business people, teachers, families, students and friends an opportunity to enjoy classical music during their lunch hour.
 
Live from Hochstein repeats that same day at 10 p.m. on Classical 91.5, 90.3, and streaming online at wxxiclassical.org.? To learn more about the series, and to see a complete schedule of shows, visit the Live from Hochstein program page. 

Mona Seghatoleslami is the Music Director, host and producer on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM weekdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. She also hosts the lunchtime concert series Live From Hochstein Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m., interviews musicians, produces special programs, and works on any project she can find that helps connect people and music in our community through WXXI.