Brahms – Intimate Letters

What the Critics Say
“In Brahms’s Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in A minor, Hochman’s sensitive playing produced beads of frosted glass in the Adagio.”
— Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The New York Times

“This outstanding pianist explores the theme-and-variations genre, ending with an exhilarating account of Brahms’s Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel.”
— Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

What the Concert Promoters Say
“Benjamin Hochman, an exquisite pianist, has the ability to create engaging, multifaceted programs dedicated to a composer like Brahms and to collaborate with wonderful musicians. His Brahms chamber cycle will be a treat.”
— Hanna Arie-Gaifman, Director Emerita, Tisch Center for the Arts, 92NY, New York

“Benjamin Hochman, a fine pianist and wonderful collaborator, is planning a Brahms cycle with musicians he knows, admires, and respects. He has the capabilities and the contacts to create remarkable concerts celebrating the music of Brahms. I envy and admire Benjamin.”
— Leila Getz, C.M., O.B.C., D.F.A, Artistic Director, Vancouver Recital Society

Program I – Forms of Love
Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 – 14’
Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40 – 29’
Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8 – 36’
Total duration: ~80 minutes plus intermission

Program II – Lyric Architecture
Fantasies, Op. 116 – 24’
Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet and Piano in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 – 24’
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26 – 42’
Total duration: ~90 minutes plus intermission

Program III – Songs and Tempests
Selected Lieder – 18’
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78 – 26’
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 – 41’
Total duration: ~85 minutes plus intermission

For booking, please contact Vera Blum at Veracity Artists: management@veracityartists.com