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Rising Artists Weekend

May 2nd – May 4th, 2025

To complement the success of our annual Chamber Music Festival and provide a platform for the next generation of chamber musicians, we are thrilled to debut Rising Artists, in partnership with the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach. Over the course of one weekend, a cohort of the best emerging talent in chamber music will present a main-stage public performance, school programming, and VIP events.

Launched in 2024 in Palm Beach, CMPSB’s Rising Artists Program is designed to offer emerging and early-career musicians valuable opportunities to collaborate with and learn from world-renowned artist-mentors. With a commitment to music education, the partnership aims to engage local schools and educational institutions, providing vital access to the transformative power of music for students and educators alike. Through innovative community engagement programs, we strive to inspire the next generation of musicians and music lovers, fostering a deeper appreciation for the arts within the community.

Click here to learn more about the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach’s Rising Artists Program. 

Programming Schedule

Friday, May 2nd | School Outreach Programs

Please contact abjornson@boscobel.org to learn how your school can participate. 

 

Saturday, May 3rd | 6-7:30pm | Evening Performance

• Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 (1960)
• Giacomo Puccini – Chrysanthemum (for string quartet) (1890)
• Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American” (1893)

 

Participating Artists

Arnaud Sussmann, Artistic Director & violin (@arnaudsussmann)

Winner of a 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Arnaud Sussmann has distinguished himself with his unique sound, bravura, and profound musicianship. Minnesota’s Pioneer Press writes, “Sussmann has an old-school sound reminiscent of vintage recordings by Jascha Heifetz or Fritz Kreisler, a rare combination of sweet and smooth that can hypnotize a listener.” 

Mr. Sussmann has recently appeared as a soloist with the Mariinsky Orchestra under Valery Gergiev, and the Vancouver, and New World Symphonies. As a chamber musician, he has performed at the Tel Aviv Museum, London’s Wigmore Hall, Lincoln Center, and the White Nights Festival in Saint Petersburg. He has also given concerts at the Caramoor, Music@Menlo, La Jolla SummerFest, Mainly Mozart, and Seattle Chamber Music festivals, collaborating with many of today’s leading artists including Itzhak Perlman, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Wu Han, David Finckel, and Jan Vogler. 

Sussmann is Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, Co-Director of Music@Menlo’s International Program, and teaches at Stony Brook University. Mr. Sussmann plays the 1731 ‘Schneeberger’ Stradivari violin on loan from a private donor.

Anna Lee, violin (@annaleeviolin)

Anna Lee captivates audiences with her “warm, humane musicianship” and “sweet spot of grace.” Active as a concert violinist, chamber musician, and teacher, she began violin studies at age four with Alexander Souptel and debuted as a soloist at five, performing Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Born in South Korea, she spent her childhood in Japan and Singapore before moving to New York at six to attend the Juilliard School’s Pre-College Division, studying under Masao Kawasaki.

Her concert appearances include renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, and Esplanade Concert Hall. Anna Lee has won top prizes in prestigious competitions, including the 2022 Ysaÿe and Classic Strings Dubai, and has received numerous awards, including the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts from Harvard and the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award.

She has participated in global music festivals like the Gstaad Menuhin Festival and the Marlboro Music Festival, and has been featured on radio programs such as “From the Top” and NPR’s Performance Today. Notable collaborations include performances with Gidon Kremer and Yuri Bashmet at the Kronberg Academy.

As a soloist, she made her New York Philharmonic debut in April 2011 and her Frankfurt debut in 2016 with Christoph Eschenbach. Her teachers include Masao Kawasaki, Cho-Liang Lin, and Ana Chumachenco, among others. Currently, Anna Lee is an Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and teaches at music festivals in Germany, Texas, and France.

Brian Isaacs, viola (@brian.isaacs.47)

American violist Brian Isaacs is based in Berlin as a member of the Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker, where he is mentored by Sebastian Krunnies. He studies simultaneously with Tabea Zimmermann as a student in the Konzertexamen program of HfMDK Frankfurt.  

Brian has received awards and prizes from institutions such as the Verbier Festival Academy, Yale University, Frank Huntington Beebe Fund, and international competitions including Grunewald, Nedbal, and Rubinstein. He has benefited from working in masterclasses with violists such as Misha Amory, Yuri Bashmet, Noemie Bialobroda, Ettore Causa, Nobuko Imai, Lawrence Power, Antoine Tamestit, Steven Tenenbom, Lars Anders Tomter, and Tabea Zimmermann.   

An avid chamber musician, Brian’s festival appearances include Four Seasons, Gstaad String Academy, La Jolla SummerFest Fellowship, Methow Valley, NUME, Taos, Thy, Verbier Festival Academy, Viridian Strings, and Yellow Barn.   A native New Yorker and graduate of Yale University, Brian received his MM in Viola Performance, studying with Ettore Causa, and his BA in Sociology. He plays on a viola made by Douglas Cox in Brattleboro, VT.   

Sara Scanlon, cello (@sarascanlonmusic)

Known for captivating audiences with her passionate performances, cellist Sara Scanlon, age twenty-four, is emerging as a prominent talent in classical music. She made her solo debut with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, performing the Elgar Concerto, and has been featured on NPR’s “From The Top.” Sara also served as the principal cellist for the Emmy Award-winning “Night of Georgia Music” on PBS.

A native of Milford, Connecticut, Sara has won multiple concerto competitions, including those of the Chappaqua, Adelphi, Greater New Haven, Hamden Symphony, and Townsend Orchestras. Her performance experience includes prestigious music festivals such as the Aspen Music Festival and the Toronto Summer Music Festival, where she showcased her unique musical voice alongside other acclaimed musicians. Regularly appearing with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players and as a member of the Blue Hill Trio, her resonant sound continues to garner attention from both audiences and critics.

Sara attended the Juilliard Pre-College Program under Clara Kim and Richard Aaron. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree from The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and received her Master of Music degree from Juilliard in May 2024. 

Sara performs on a beautiful 18th-century cello once owned by Eleanor Aller-Slatkin, the first woman to hold a principal cellist position in an American orchestra. Eleanor’s legacy includes a performance soundtrack featured in the 1947 movie “Deception,” showcasing her historical significance in the world of music.

 

Tickets & Festival Support 

Tickets to Rising Artists Weekend are currently on sale. Tickets for the main festival in September will be available starting in early April. 

To support the festival, and for access to early tickets and special VIP events visit: boscobel.org/bcmf-support. Patrons who support the festival by May 1st receive complimentary access to all Rising Artist Weekend programs.

Patrons + VIP Sponsorship packages start at $2,500. Please contact Boscobel’s development team development@boscobel.org.

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Chamber Music Festival

September 4th – September 14th, 2025

We are proud to announce the fourth annual Boscobel Chamber Music Festival in partnership with the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, led by Artistic Director and violinist, Arnaud Sussmann.

Over the course of ten days, from September 4th to the 14th, the festival will center around five public performances featuring some of the most acclaimed chamber musicians in the country, along with wide-ranging educational and community offerings on Boscobel’s historic site. Throughout the residency, artists will engage with Boscobel and the community through open rehearsals, school programs, VIP events, and field trips.

Alongside Sussmann, the festival’s international roster of artists includes several musicians making their festival debut. A full repertoire and participating artists will be announced soon.

 

Programming Schedule & Participating Artists: To be announced  

 

Tickets & Festival Support 

Tickets to the public are on sale starting in early April on Boscobel’s website, boscobel.org. To support the festival, and for access to early tickets and special VIP events visit: boscobel.org/bcmf-support

• $45 – $85 for adults 
• $25 – $45 for musicians and children (<16)
• Patrons + VIP Sponsorship packages start at $2,500; contact our development team development@boscobel.org

 

Getting to the Boscobel Chamber Music Festival.
Tickets are non-refundable. Please see our ticketing policy for more info.
Performers and repertoire subject to change.