Hochstein Music School: Between Performances

Hochstein Music School is located in Rochester, New York, near the center of town. The school moved into its present building, the former Central Presbyterian Church, in 1975. Hochstein was founded in 1920 by a group of Rochester community leaders as a memorial to their fellow citizen, David Hochstein, a brilliant young violinist who lost his life at the Battle of Argonne in France in 1918. For 85 years, Hochstein has been a place where anyone with the desire to learn can study music or dance with talented professionals from the local area. To ensure that music education is available to everyone, Hochstein indexes tuition rates to family income. Hochstein also has an extensive music therapy program serving hundreds of disabled Rochesterians.