Twenty-four 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. Awarded a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2009,, 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.

In addition to his solo career, Mr. Sussmann is also a dedicated chamber musician. He was recently invited to join 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, Menahem Pressler, Joseph Kalichstein, Miriam Fried, Paul Neubauer, Fred Sherry, and Gary Hoffman. 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. He is also featured on a Deutsche Grammophone ‘Live’ recording (available through iTunes) of Schubert’s Trout Quintet with Menahem Pressler.

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 2008-09 season include an appearance at the Mostly Mozart Festival, performances at the 92nd Y and Le Poisson Rouge with the Suedama and Metropolis Ensembles, chamber music appearances in New York (Merkin Hall, Metropolitan Museum, Alice Tully Hall, Brooklyn Chamber Music Society) and on tour throughout the United States. In recent seasons, he has performed at Carnegie’s Stern and Zankel Halls, Santa Fe New Music, the Virginia Arts Festival, the Metropolitan and Gardner Museums. Mr. Sussmann recently recorded works of Beethoven and Dvor?ák with CMS artistic directors David Finckel and Wu Han. He 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 Music@Menlo, Strings in the Mountains, Giverny Music Festival, San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), OK Mozart, Ravinia, Caramoor, Tanglewood, and the Perlman Music Program.

Mr. Sussmann holds a  Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from The Juilliard School.  He studied with Itzhak Perlman, who chose him to be a Starling Fellow, an honor qualifying him as Mr. Perlman’s teaching assistant for the past two years.

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