© 2025 WXXI Public Broadcasting, 280 State St. Rochester, NY 14614, (585) 325-7500
Honoring the Past, Exploring the Present
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Live from Hochstein
Seasonal, Wednesdays 12:10 to 12:50pm, rpt 10 to 11pm on WXXO-FM 91.5, WXXY 90.3, WXXO-FM/HD1 and online at wxxiclassical.org
Hosted by Mona Seghatoleslami

Hosted by WXXI Classical'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 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.  The season also includes the annual Hochstein Recital Winners Concert. You can hear an encore broadcast of Live from Hochstein later the same day at 10 p.m. on WXXI Classical.

  • An orchestra in formal dress is seated on a stage, with the conductor standing on the podium facing the character
    Live from Hochstein: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, 10/15
    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 15th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
  • Two women sit at a piano, pictured from above
    Live from Hochstein: Soundscapes, 10/22
    Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online with pianists Beverly Smoker and Bonnie Choi on Live from Hochstein Wednesday, October 22nd at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
  • On the left: A woman in a blue shirt sitting with a cello. On the right, a woman in a floral dress stands on a path looking at the camera.
    Live from Hochstein: Bridging Generations: Music of Bach, Bridge, and Brahms, 10/29
    Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online with pianists cellist Kathy Kemp and pianist Dr. Jiao Sun on Live from Hochstein Wednesday, October 29th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
  • Live from Hochstein: Piano Music of Thomas Henderson Kerr, Jr., 11/5
    Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online in a program of music by Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. (1915–1988) on Live from Hochstein Wednesday, November 5th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
  • A group of young musicians play brass instruments, focused on their performance
    Live from Hochstein: Why Can't the English, 11/12
    Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online with the Eastman Brass Guild playing English music on Live from Hochstein Wednesday, November 12th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
  • Live from Hochstein: Brush Strokes and Blue Notes: Shades of Motion, 11/19
    Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online with a mix of impressionism and jazz-infused classics on Live from Hochstein Wednesday, November 19th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
Previous seasons
  • Two women - one blond, one brunette - look at the camera over the open top of a grand piano
    Event
    Live from Hochstein: Famous Melodies, A Piano Duo Celebration, 5/14
    Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online on Live from Hochstein with pianists Elinor Freer & Doleen Hood playing beloved melodies in a this concert Wednesday, May 14th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
  • four musicians standing holding wind instruments, with another musician seated holding a French horn
    Event
    Live from Hochstein: Antara Winds, Let's Dance! 5/7
    Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online on Live from Hochstein with Antara Winds playing lively dance music Wednesday, May 7th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
  • Event
    Live from Hochstein: Hochstein Merit Scholarship Winners, 4/30
    Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online on Live from Hochstein with the young Hochstein Merit Scholarship Winners playing this concert Wednesday, April 30th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.