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 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.
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Experience live classical music over lunch in person and on the radio, as a new season of Live from Hochstein starts with Lars Kirvan and Edward Castilano from the RPO playing music for cello and bass, Wednesday, March 20th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
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Experience live classical music over lunch in person and on the radio, as Live from Hochstein features highlights from the Women in Music Festival, Wednesday, March 27th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
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Experience live classical music over lunch in person and on the radio on Live from Hochstein with the Salaff Quartet plays music inspired by poetry, Wednesday, April 10th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
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Experience live classical music over lunch in person and on the radio, with Live from Hochstein outstanding young musicians who are this year's winners of the Hochstein Merit Scholarship, Wednesday, April 17th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
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Experience live classical music over lunch in person and on the radio with the chamber orchestra Cordancia, featuring violinist violinist Sophia Klin and conducted by conductor and artistic director Evan Meccarello, Wednesday, April 24th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
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Experience live classical music over lunch in person and on the radio with the Vertex Saxophone Quartet, Wednesday, May 1st at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
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Experience live classical music over lunch in person and on the radio with violinist Koki Tanaka and pianist E-Na Song will guiding you through a journey of romantic pieces to showcase the variety of emotions that music can evoke, Wednesday, May 8th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
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Experience live classical music over lunch in person and on the radio with Antara Winds, Wednesday, May 15th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.
Previous seasons
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Hear the winners of the David Hochstein Recital Competition on the radio Wednesday November 22nd at noon on WXXI Classical (note: this is a pre-recorded program, there is no live show at Hochstein this Wednesday).
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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.
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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.