With his training in both classical and jazz piano, Cyrus von Hochstetter straddles the musical worlds as a pianist, composer, educator, lecturer and presenter. As a pianist, he has performed internationally and with various ensembles such as the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, toured the US and produced records with diverse musicians including Larry Campbell, Ryan Keberle, Stéphane Wrembel and David Taylor. He has composed music for the stage and for commercials and has brought his 7-piece ensemble the ‘Hat Music’, to Joe’s Pub in New York navigating a musical spectrum encompassing arrangements of music by Arnold Schönberg, Duke Ellington, and Cyrus von Hochstetter’s own composition and songwriting. With a passion for storytelling, he frequently speaks publicly about the language of music and introduces audiences into the deeper fabric of classical music through his educational YouTube video series ‘My Music Notes’. He was invited to present at the University of Oregon and for the Oregon Music Teachers Association.

Cyrus von Hochstetter is the founder of ‘Piano on Park’ a non-profit creating new opportunities for musicians to connect with diverse audiences and apply for grants.

As the director of the Two Bridges Music program in 2017 and 2018, Cyrus von Hochstetter launched a free concert series for New York’s Lower East Side community and also designed an innovative composition curriculum teaching children as young as seven years old how to write music from scratch. The ensuing collaborations with various NY-based youth orchestras led to public performances of the young composer’s pieces including a concert at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

A Manhattan School of Music graduate under jazz pianists Garry Dial and Jason Moran, he expanded his education in classical piano with Zitta Zohar and complemented his training with studies of counterpoint and composition. In addition he earned a Master’s degree in Interactive Telecommunications from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Cyrus maintains a private studio in Manhattan where he teaches piano, composition and theory.

With his training in both classical and jazz piano, Cyrus von Hochstetter straddles the musical worlds as a pianist, composer, educator, lecturer and presenter. As a pianist, he has performed internationally and with various ensembles such as the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, toured the US and produced records with diverse musicians including Larry Campbell, Ryan Keberle, Stéphane Wrembel and David Taylor. He has composed music for the stage and for commercials and has brought his 7-piece ensemble the ‘Hat Music’, to Joe’s Pub in New York.

Cyrus von Hochstetter is the founder of ‘Piano on Park’ a non-profit Cyrus von Hochstetter is the founder of ‘Piano on Park’ a non-profit creating new opportunities for musicians to connect with diverse audiences and apply for grants.
Cyrus von Hochstetter launched a free concert series for New York’s Lower East Side community and also designed an innovative composition curriculum teaching children how to write music from scratch leading to to public performances of the young composer’s pieces by various NY-based youth orchestras.
With a passion for storytelling, he frequently speaks publicly about the language of music and introduces audiences into the deeper fabric of classical music through his educational YouTube video series ‘My Music Notes’. He was invited to present at the University of Oregon and for the Oregon Music Teachers Association.

A Manhattan School of Music graduate under jazz pianists Garry Dial and Jason Moran, he expanded his education in classical piano with Zitta Zohar and complemented his training with studies of counterpoint and composition.

With his training in both classical and jazz piano, Cyrus von Hochstetter straddles the musical worlds as a pianist, composer, educator, lecturer and presenter. As a pianist, he has performed internationally, toured the US with chamber music ensembles and produced records with diverse musicians such as Larry Campbell, Ryan Keberle, Stéphane Wrembel and David Taylor.
Cyrus von Hochstetter launched a free concert series for New York’s Lower East Side community and also designed an innovative composition curriculum teaching children as young as seven years old how to write music from scratch.
He is the founder of ‘Piano on Park’ a non-profit concert Cyrus von Hochstetter is the founder of ‘Piano on Park’ a non-profit creating new opportunities for musicians to connect with diverse audiences and apply for grants.
With a passion for storytelling, he frequently speaks publicly about the language of music and introduces audiences into the deeper fabric of classical music through his educational YouTube video series ‘My Music Notes’. He has presented at the University of Oregon and for the Oregon Music Teachers Association.