Arnaud Sussmann
Twenty-three year old violinist Arnaud Sussmann is quickly establishing a reputation as a multi-faceted and compelling artist, earning the highest praise from both critics and audiences alike. He has performed as a soloist throughout the United States, Central America, Europe, and Asia at many renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Smithsonian Museum and the Louvre Museum.
Mr. Sussmann has recently appeared with the New York Philharmonic, the American Symphony Orchestra, the Monaco Chamber Orchestra, the Nice Orchestra, the Orchestre des Pays de la Loire, the El Salvador National Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and presented recitals in numerous cities around the world including New York, Memphis, Chicago, Panama City, San Salvador, London, Paris, and St Petersburg among others.
In addition to his solo career, Mr. Sussmann is also a dedicated chamber musician. He was recently accepted into the prestigious Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Two program for the 2006-2009 seasons and will appear in performances at Lincoln Center in New York as well as on tour throughout the United States. He has performed with many of today's leading artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Joseph Kalichstein, Miriam Fried, Ani Kavafian, Paul Neubauer, Fred Sherry, and Andre-Michel Schub. In January 2008, he performed Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht on a Live from Lincoln Center TV broadcast with other members of the Chamber Music Society.
Mr. Sussmann is a winner of several International Competitions and awards including the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition, the Andrea Postacchini Competition in Fermo, Italy and the Vatelot/Rampal Competition in Paris, France. In 2003, the Tanglewood Music Center awarded him the David Gritz Violin Award for his extraordinary commitment of talent and energy. Most recently the New York Salon de Virtuosi concert series awarded him with their fellowship grant, resulting in a live concert broadcast on WQXR's "Young Artists Showcase" radio show. In the summer of 2006, he was chosen to perform on the Dame Myra Hess concert series in Chicago which was broadcast live on television and on WFMT radio.
Highlights of the 2007-08 season include a chamber music performance with Itzhak Perlman at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, concerto and recital appearances in Poughkeepsie, Sarasota, New York, El Salvador, and a tour of Canada and the West Coast of the United States with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Other upcoming engagements include chamber music concerts with Menahem Pressler, Gary Hoffman and Ida Kavafian. Last season he performed at Carnegie's Stern and Zankel Halls, Santa Fe New Music, Rockefeller University, and the Music Festival of the Hamptons. He also appeared in chamber music concerts at the Virginia Arts Festival and participated in a Ravinia tour. In April 2006, Mr. Sussmann recorded a live CD of chamber works by Dvorak and Beethoven with David Finckel and Wu Han. Mr. Sussmann is also featured as the leader of the Suedama ensemble on a recording of Mozart piano concertos released on the Vanguard Classics label. Mr. Sussmann's past summer festival appearances include Strings in the Mountains, Giverny Music Festival, Ravinia, Tanglewood, and the Perlman Music Program.
Mr. Sussmann holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from The Juilliard School where he studied with Itzhak Perlman who chose him to be a Starling Fellow, an honor qualifying him as his teaching assistant for the next two years.
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