Lee University will welcome Arnaud Sussmann, violin, to teach a masterclass on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. in Squires Recital Hall.

The masterclass is a cooperative opportunity with the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO). Sussmann will perform as a guest artist with the CSO on Thursday, Jan. 21 in Chattanooga.

Sussmann will be featured as solo violinist performing the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Chattanooga Symphony on Thursday.

“We are thrilled for our campus to be a vehicle through which we can continue our partnership with the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera,” said Dr. William Green, dean of Lee’s School of Music. “This is a great way for our students and community to see these artists up close and personal and benefit from their years of professional experience.”

Sussmann, winner of a 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant, has captured the attention of classical critics and audiences around the world. He has appeared with the American Symphony Orchestra, Stamford Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony, Minnesota Sinfonia, Lexington Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony and France’s Nice Orchestra. He has presented in recital in Omaha, New Orleans, Tel Aviv, and Paris, and appears regularly at music festivals around the nation. A dedicated chamber musician, he has been a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2006 and has frequently appeared with them in New York and on tour, including a recent concert at London’s Wigmore Hall.

Born in Strasbourg, France, and based now 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 Perlman’s teaching assistant for two years. Sussmann is a frequent recording artist and has been featured on PBS’ “Live from Lincoln Center” broadcasts alongside Perlman and the Perlman Music Program and with musicians of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

The masterclass is a free, non-ticketed event and everyone is welcome to attend. Squires Recital Hall is located in Lee University’s Humanities Center on Parker Street.

Guitarist Pablo Villegas will also teach a masterclass at Lee in March in conjunction with his guest performance with the CSO.

For more information about Sussmann, visit his Sussman.

For more information on Sussmann’s CSO appearance, visit CSO.

For more information on the masterclasses or other School of Music events, contact (423) 614-8240.