Pianist Benjamin Hochman performs music by Bach, Mozart, Jesse Brault, Chopin

Frédéric Chopin — Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Johann Sebastian Bach — French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310/300d
Jesse Brault — Selected works

Benjamin Hochman, piano

Bach – French Suite No. 5 in G
Mozart – Sonata in A minor, K. 310
Jesse Brault – New work
Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Come enjoy Hochman's exciting performance, which promises to be a blend of artistry, virtuosity, and poetry. Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times said: "As I listened to the pianist Benjamin Hochman's sensitive and exciting renditions....I kept thinking that classical music doesn't get better than this."

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About Benjamin Hochman

Pianist and conductor Benjamin Hochman’s most recent recording for Avie Records, in which he performs and conducts the Mozart piano concerti no.s 17 and 24 with the English Chamber Orchestra, exemplifies the elegance and musical sensitivity which has propelled his career as a concerto soloist, recording artist, chamber collaborator, recitalist, and conductor across Europe and the United States. Winner of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Hochman is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, among them the Partosh Prize by the Israeli Minister of Culture, the Outstanding Pianist citation at the Verbier Academy, and the Festorazzi Award from the Curtis Institute of Music. His recording Variations with Avie Records was selected by The New York Times as one of the best recordings of 2015.

Since his Carnegie Hall debut with the Israel Philharmonic, Hochman has enjoyed an international performing career, appearing as soloist with the New York, Los Angeles, and Prague Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestras under conductors such as Gianandrea Noseda, Trevor Pinnock, John Storgårds, and Joshua Weilerstein. His performance venues include Konzerthaus Wien; Berlin Konzerthaus; Amsterdam Concertgebouw; the Louvre, Paris; Liszt Academy, Budapest; Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg; New York’s 92nd Street Y; and Suntory Hall, Tokyo. Festival highlights include IMS Prussia Cove, Israel Festival, Klavierfestival Ruhr, Lucerne, Santa Fe, Spoleto, and Verbier.

Hochman is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Claude Frank, and the Mannes College of Music, where he studied with Richard Goode. A graduate of The Juilliard School’s conducting program where he received the Bruno Walter Scholarship and the Charles Schiff Award, Hochman trained under Alan Gilbert from 2016-2018. Conducting highlights include the English Chamber Orchestra, Orlando Philharmonic, The Orchestra Now at Bard Music Festival, and the Florida and Juilliard Orchestras. Mr. Hochman is a Steinway artist.

https://www.benjaminhochman.com/