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Benjamin Hochman

Israel/USA
The Juilliard School, Graduate Diploma, Orchestral Conducting
Mannes School of Music, Master of Music, Piano
The Curtis Institute of Music, Bachelor of Music, Piano
“Classical music doesn't get better than this.” — The New York Times 

In all roles, from orchestral soloist, recitalist and chamber musician to conductor, Benjamin Hochman regards music as vital and essential. Composers, fellow musicians, orchestras and  audiences recognize his deep commitment to insightful programming and performances of quality. An Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, he has performed at the Wigmore Hall, Berlin  Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall, and Suntory Hall.

Hochman’s recent and upcoming highlights include playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Rheinische Staatsphilharmonie conducted by Benjamin Shwartz; conducting the Szeged Symphony and Orlando Philharmonic; solo recitals in Paris, Berlin, and Hitzacker; and chamber music at Tanglewood and Nymphenburger Sommer. He tours with the Curtis Institute of Music  to Berlin, Bremen, Stockholm, and Vienna, and curates Signs, Games, and Messages, the Kurtág  Festival at Bard College, New York, where he has served as Artistic Director since 2022. 

Hochman’s 2024 Avie Records release, Resonance, features Beethoven, George Benjamin, Josquin, and Dowland, praised by Gramophone for its “subtle timbral palette and keen ear for texture.” Earlier albums include Homage to Schubert and Variations, a New York Times “Best  Recording of the Year.” A Steinway Artist, he lives in Berlin and teaches at Bard College Berlin. https://www.benjaminhochman.com/ 

Discography 

Resonance (Avie, 2024) – AV2681 
Benjamin Hochman, piano 
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 
  • Josquin des Prez / arr. Charles Wuorinen: Ave Christe 
  • George Benjamin: Shadowlines 
  • Dowland / arr. Byrd: Pavane Lachrymae 
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 24 (Avie, 2019) – AV2404 
Benjamin Hochman, piano & conductor • English Chamber Orchestra 
  • Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453 
  • Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491
Variations (Avie, 2015) – AV2327 
Benjamin Hochman, piano 
  • Knussen: Variations Op. 24 
  • Berio: Cinque Variazioni 
  • Benjamin: Meditation on Haydn’s Name 
  • Lieberson: Piano Variations (world premiere recording) 
  • Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Homage to Schubert (Avie, 2013) – AV2281 
Benjamin Hochman, piano 
  • Schubert: Piano Sonatas D.664 & D.850 
  • Kurtág: Hommage à Schubert 
  • Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund 
Introducing Benjamin Hochman (Artek, 2009) – AR-0050-2 
Benjamin Hochman, piano 
  • Bach: Partitas Nos. 4 & 6 
  • Berg: Sonata, Op. 1 
  • Webern: Variations, Op. 27 
Klavier-Festival Ruhr 2005 (Avi, 2008) – 8553023 
Benjamin Hochman, piano 
  • Debussy: Estampes 
  • Schubert: Variations on an Original Theme for Piano 4-Hands, D. 813 (with Chu-Fang Huang)

Contact:
Benjamin Hochman
b.hochman[at]berlin.bard.edu
 
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