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Where Music Meets Meaning: Moments from Hochstein's 2025 Gala

Public Relations posted on 4/25/2025 2:02:00 PM

From a lively cocktail hour and Latin social dance session to a sit-down dinner, performances by Hochstein students, and videos showing how a Hochstein education can lead students to flourish, Hochstein's 2025 Gala, Flourish, was an incredible night full of community and generosity.

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Hochstein faculty and staff celebrate “Love Your Pet Day” 2025

Public Relations posted on 2/18/2025 2:58:00 PM

It’s National “Love Your Pet Day” on Thursday, February 20, so we asked Hochstein faculty and staff to send in photos of themselves and their companion animals. Dogs outnumbered cats this year, and there are even chickens and a hedgehog!

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From Worn to Wonderful: Chair Cushions Get a Makeover

Public Relations posted on 1/14/2025 1:33:00 PM

Thanks to the kindness and generosity of Rochester business owner Orlando Rodriguez, who volunteered his time and talent, and the thoughtfulness of Hochstein parent Amy Côté, there are now brand-new cushions on four chairs outside our second-floor studios at Hochstein.

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Hochstein cello student Kaia Behr solos with RPO

Public Relations posted on 1/7/2025 4:08:00 PM

Kudos to Hochstein student Kaia Behr, who performed during the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s recent Gala Holiday Pops concerts! Kaia studies cello with Kathy Kemp.

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Holiday Music Playlist 2024

Public Relations posted on 12/19/2024 10:00:00 AM

Enjoy some favorite holiday songs in Hochstein’s holiday YouTube playlist, as selected by Hochstein faculty and staff. Happy Holidays!

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Hochstein’s Year in Review 2024

Public Relations posted on 12/17/2024 5:18:00 PM

As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some highlights of this past year for Hochstein’s Year in Review!

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Hochstein alum Annie Jacobs-Perkins makes London debut

Public Relations posted on 12/12/2024 10:15:00 AM

Congratulations to cellist Annie Jacobs-Perkins, a Hochstein alum who made her debut at London’s Wigmore Hall last month! Annie gave the recital as a result of winning the 2023 Pierre Fournier Award for talented young cellists. Her Hochstein cello teacher, Kathy Kemp, was watching proudly in the audience.

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Congratulations to fivebyfive on chart-topping new album!

Public Relations posted on 12/3/2024 11:45:00 AM

Congratulations to the Rochester chamber group fivebyfive on their new album, Eclipse, which debuted in November at #2 on the Billboard classical charts, right behind a new album by Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott.

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Hochstein student Lillian Brickman participates in guitar masterclass

Public Relations posted on 12/2/2024 3:26:00 PM

Lillian Brickman, who studies guitar at Hochstein with Tim Shannon, was one of four students who participated in a masterclass on Sunday, December 1 with award-winning guitarist Marko Topchii, presented through a collaboration between Hochstein and Rochester Classical Guitar.

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Hochstein student Joshua Lin selected for Nazareth violin masterclass

Public Relations posted on 11/19/2024 11:57:00 AM

Hochstein student Joshua Lin – a seventh grader at Victor Junior High School and member of the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra – has been invited to participate in a violin masterclass with world-renowned Russian violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov at Nazareth University on Wednesday, November 20.

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