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Join us for selections from the upcoming performances of Glory Denied and The Marriage of Figaro with Finger Lakes Opera

The pair bring us piano and harp selections from their upcoming performances in Canandaigua

For our season finale, we're joined by the Grammy-winning ensemble, Imani Winds, for a live performance from Studio A!

Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online on Live from Hochstein with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Wednesday, October 14th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.

Raised next to a farm in the woods of Connecticut, Alyssa Rodriguez came to Rochester in 2014 to work as an AmericCorps Volunteer Teacher. She earned her bachelor’s degree in music composition from Ithaca College in the Finger Lakes, where she began immersing herself in fiddle music and playing for dances. In 2015, Alyssa interned at WXXI Classical and fell in love with Classical radio.

American soprano Kearstin Piper Brown has delighted audiences in leading roles with major companies including The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, The Atlanta Opera, Opera Colorado, Virginia Opera, Cape Town Opera, Opera Parallèle, Opera Memphis, Opera San José, and Finger Lakes Opera, among others.

Joshua is the regular Sunday afternoon host on WXXI Classical, taking you from Sunday Baroque to The New York Philharmonic broadcast, and you can also hear him periodically fill in for other hosts.

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.