Biography
Violinist Arnaud Sussmann is Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach and Founding Artistic Director of the Boscobel Chamber Music Festival. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, he has distinguished himself with his unique sound, bravura and profound musicianship.
- Artistic DirectorChamber Music Society of Palm Beach
- Founding Artistic DirectorBoscobel Chamber Music Festival
- Member since 2006Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
- 1731 SchneebergerStradivarius, on loan
“Sussmann has an old-school sound reminiscent of what you'll hear on vintage recordings by Jascha Heifetz or Fritz Kreisler, a rare combination of sweet and smooth that can hypnotize a listener. His clear tone [is] a thing of awe-inspiring beauty, his phrasing spellbinding.”
Minnesota’s Pioneer Press
From Strasbourg to Juilliard
Born in Strasbourg, France, and based in New York City, Sussmann trained at the Conservatoire de Paris and the Juilliard School with Boris Garlitsky and Itzhak Perlman.
Winner of several international competitions, including the Andrea Postacchini of Italy and Vatelot/Rampal of France, he was named a Starling Fellow in 2006, an honor which allowed him to be Mr. Perlman’s teaching assistant for two years.
In Concert
Sussmann has appeared with major orchestras, and his concerto appearances include performances with the Mariinsky Orchestra at the White Nights Festival in St Petersburg.
Orchestras
- Alabama Symphony
- Albany Symphony
- American Symphony
- Buffalo Philharmonic
- Grand Rapids Symphony
- Jacksonville Symphony
- Jerusalem Symphony
- New World Symphony
- Pacific Symphony
- Paris Chamber Orchestra
- Santa Rosa Symphony
- Vancouver Symphony
His solo appearances include a tour of Israel and concerts at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Dresden Music Festival in Germany and at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. He has been presented in recital at notable national series in Boston, Denver, New Orleans, Omaha, and Palm Beach, as well as at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Louvre in Paris.
Among Friends
A dedicated chamber musician, Sussmann has performed with many of today’s leading artists. He has regularly appeared with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York and on tour, including London’s Wigmore Hall, Colombia’s Teatro Mayor, Korea’s LG Arts Center, Shanghai’s Oriental Center, and Hong Kong’s Music Academy.
2006The year he joined the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
He appears regularly at the Beare’s Premiere, Caramoor, Music@Menlo, La Jolla SummerFest, Seattle Chamber Music, Moab Music, and Saratoga Springs Chamber Music festivals, and has also given concerts at the OK Mozart, Chamber Music Northwest and Moritzburg festivals. With Music@Menlo, he has toured to Florence, Italy.
Shared the stage with
- Itzhak Perlman
- Menahem Pressler
- Gary Hoffman
- Shmuel Ashkenazi
- Wu Han
- David Finckel
- Jan Vogler
- Members of the Emerson String Quartet
Conductors
- Cristian Macelaru
- Gemma New
- Marcelo Lehninger
- Rune Bergmann
- Leon Botstein
On Record
A frequent recording artist, Sussmann has released albums on Deutsche Grammophon’s DG Concert Series, Naxos, Albany Records and CMS Studio Recordings labels.
His solo debut disc, featuring three Brahms Violin Sonatas with pianist Orion Weiss, was released in 2014 on the Telos Music label, and a feature recording of works by Beethoven, Bloch, Fauré, and Mendelssohn followed on the Music@Menlo LIVE label.
He has been featured on multiple PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center broadcasts alongside Itzhak Perlman and the Perlman Music Program and with musicians of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Leading and Teaching
Sussmann was appointed Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach in 2019 and named Founding Artistic Director of the Boscobel Chamber Music Festival in 2022.
He teaches at Stony Brook University on Long Island and co-directs Music@Menlo’s International Program.
The Violin
Sussmann plays the 1731 “Schneeberger” Stradivarius, on loan from a private owner.
Press materials are available from Dinin Arts Management.