An evening of classical masterworks and original compositions performed by acclaimed pianist Cyrus Von Hochstetter.

Former director of Two Bridges Music, pianist, composer, singer and bandleader Cyrus von Hochstetter has developed a uniquely personal musical style, a reflection of his extensive training in classical music and jazz, yet steeped in a multitude of influences and genres. His current band, Cyrus von H and the Hat Music, has performed at Joe’s Pub in NYC among other venues and mixes music by Ellington, Gershwin, Schönberg and Cyrus’ own. As a pianist, Cyrus has played at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Caramoor Music Festival in Katonah, NY, the Felicja Blumental Music Center in Tel Aviv, Theater Rigiblick in Zurich, and at the Valley of Arts festival in Kapolcs, Hungary.Since 2015, Cyrus von Hochstetter teaches piano at Two Bridges Music where he also developed a curriculum to teach composition to children and launched the Two Bridges Concert Series, an ongoing series of free concerts.A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, Cyrus studied with jazz pianists Garry Dial and Jason Moran. He earned a masters degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in interactive telecommunications. Since 2008, Cyrus has studied piano and performance under Zitta Zohar, counterpoint and music theory with Paul Caputo and composition with Ira Taxin.

Full program –
Scriabin: Sonata no. 2
Cyrus von H: For Gabor
Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses
Gershwin: 3 Preludes