Press
Goldberg Variations
"Hochman is clearly intent on making his own mark on this profound work. He’s very, very good, offering singing tone, clarity of line and a deft touch. He brings out the inner voices, playing throughout with calm assurance and authority. There’s nothing flashy or ill thought-out here. It’s all Bach all the way."
Santa Fe Reporter
Bach and Dallapiccola
"Hochman distinguished himself mightily in the summer’s first Bach Plus program last Saturday… Bach’s introductory note to the six partitas states that they were “Composed For Music Lovers To Refresh Their Spirits.” With Hochman in charge, they do and they did.”
Santa Fe Reporter
Janáček , Dvořák, and Bright Sheng
"The young Israeli-American pianist Benjamin Hochman has been stirring up quite a bit of interest recently... Hochman displayed quality and variety of tonal production which were deeply satisfying."
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Schubert Sonata D. 850
“The performance of the Schubert Sonata was that of a pianist giving his all for every note, yet always holding something back, a balancing act that seems particularly appropriate for Schubert. The performance was never about timbre, but the range of colors he brought to bear on this piece, on the whole evening, was phenomenal.”
Sequenza 21
New York Recital Debut, The Met Museum
"Fluidity and resiliency were two hallmarks of Mr. Hochman's playing, and they came to the fore immediately in the Praeambulum to Bach's Partita No. 5, executed with the smoothness of cream but the transparency of water."
Anne MidgetteNew York Times
Duo Recital with Batiashvili, Kennedy Center
"Pianist Benjamin Hochman was a powerful protagonist in Prokofiev's spiritual odyssey."
The Washington Post
Schumann with the Jerusalem Quartet
"A superb pianist. The glowing heart of the concert was a performance by Hochman and the Jerusalem Quartet of Schumann's Piano Quintet. The playing by these five typified the ideal of chamber music as a humane conversation about essential things."
The Globe and Mail
Webern Variations
"Anton Webern's Variations for Piano Op. 27 were hypnotic in their sharp precision and reflected music as pure as crystal. In the breathtaking playing of Hochman the musical material was brought to abstract wholeness."