Boscobel Chamber Music Festival: Rising Artists Concert 2026
When:
Thursday, May 21
7-8:30pm
Admission:
Adults: $55
Kids (4-18): $35
Members at the Partner level and above receive 20% off
Details:
Join us for the second annual Rising Artists Concert, a vibrant celebration of emerging talent in chamber music set against Boscobel’s sweeping Hudson River views and historic grounds. Building on the success of last year’s debut, this one-day event continues our partnership with the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach and serves as a dynamic springtime extension of our annual Chamber Music Festival each September.
This performance will feature a select group of exceptional early-career artists poised to shape the future of chamber music, performing alongside Boscobel Chamber Music Festival Artistic Director and acclaimed violinist Arnaud Sussmann.
The Rising Artists Festival is part of the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach’s broader Rising Artists Program, an initiative that supports conservatory-level and early-career musicians through meaningful performance opportunities, professional development, and community engagement. With a focus on artistic growth and real-world experience, the program equips participants with the tools to thrive as performers and cultural leaders. Learn more about the Rising Artists program and 2026 class.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and inspiration where the future of chamber is on center stage.
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Program
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697 – 1764) Sonata for two violins in E minor, Op. 3, No. 5
Reinhold Glière (1875 – 1956) Selections from 8 pieces, Op. 39 for violin and cello
Alexander Borodin (1833 – 1887) String Quartet No. 2 in D Major
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.
Chad Hoopes, violin
Acclaimed by critics worldwide for his exceptional talent and magnificent tone, American violinist Chad Hoopes has established himself as a versatile performer with many of the world’s leading orchestras and ensembles.
Highlights of this season include Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse under Markus Poschner, Brahms’s Double Concerto with cellist Jan Vogler and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and Berg’s Violin Concerto with Aalborg Symfoniorkester. He also appears at major festivals including the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Seattle Chamber Music Society, and Music@Menlo.
In recent seasons, Hoopes performed Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Tarmo Peltokoski, later reuniting with Peltokoski for Tchaikovsky’s Concerto with the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker. He also appeared with the HR-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt and toured with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
Other notable engagements include appearances with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Houston Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, and Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. Hoopes is a frequent guest of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, where he holds the Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Chair. He has given recitals at the Ravinia Festival, Moritzburg Festival, Tonhalle Zürich, the Louvre, and Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series. In May 2025, he made his debut at the Dresden Music Festival with pianist Anton Mejias, presenting a program of works for violin and piano under the festival’s theme of Liebe (Love).
Hoopes’ debut recording with the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra under Kristjan Järvi featured the Mendelssohn and Adams concertos, and he was most recently featured on a SONY Classical release of chamber works by Dvořák with Jan Vogler.
He began his violin studies in Minneapolis and continued at the Cleveland Institute of Music before studying at the Kronberg Academy with Professor Ana Chumachenco, who remains his mentor. A 2017 recipient of Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Career Grant, he was featured on the cover of The Strad in November 2021. Hoopes is Professor of Violin at the SMU Meadows School of the Arts and is a sought-after masterclass teacher.
Hoopes performs on the 1991 Samuel Zygmuntowicz, ex Isaac Stern violin as well as a 1766 G.B. Guadagnini.
Bobby Boogyeom Park, violin – Rising Artist
Bobby Boogyeom Park is a sophomore at the Juilliard School studying with Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho under the Kovner Fellowship. In the past, Bobby has also studied with Li Lin. Before going to college, he was a student of the Juilliard Pre-College Division where he studied with Catherine Cho and Donald Weilerstein for seven years. He has attended the Perlman Music Program in the summer from 2022~24. Bobby has been a guest soloist at international concerts and festivals including the Shanghai International Arts Festival at Oriental Art Center in Shanghai. He was a 1st prize winner at the International Russian Rotary Music Competition in Moscow and the 2019 Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition. In 2021, at the age of 15, Bobby was the bronze medalist at the Stulberg International String Competition. In 2022, Bobby performed with Maxim Vengerov and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall. Bobby has participated in festivals such as the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival and NUME Festival. Recently, Bobby participated as an active participant at Kronberg Academy Violin Masterclasses 2025 and worked with Mihaela Martin. He has also worked with distinguished pedagogues such as Maxim Vengerov, Gidon Kremer, Vadim Repin, Mihaela Martin, Ilya Kaler, Kyung Sun Lee and Joel Smirnoff. He has also collaborated on stage with artists such as Maxim Vengerov, Nicholas Kitchen, Ara Gregorian, Stella Chen, Tommaso Lonquich and Marios Papadopoulos.
Sydney Lee, cello – Rising Artist (@sydneylcello)
Praised for her “mesmerizing” interpretation of Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante, where she “surmounted all of its technical challenges with ease and gave us a joyous musical experience… it’s a performance to treasure,” (Julian Lloyd Webber, solo cellist) cellist Sydney Lee continues to captivate audiences with her refined elegance, expressive depth, and radiant sincerity.
A rising force in the classical music world, she was awarded First Prize at the 2022 Washington International Competition, Second Prize at the Classic Strings International Competition, and became the inaugural recipient of Meadowmount School of Music’s prestigious $50,000 Gurrena Fellowship.
Since making her solo debut at age thirteen with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Sydney has performed across North America and Europe in such renowned venues as Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage and Terrace Theater, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, and the Konzerthaus Berlin.
A passionate chamber musician, Sydney is the founder of the Galvin Cello Quartet, which has garnered international recognition after winning the Silver Medal at the 2021 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and joining the Concert Artists Guild roster as winners of the 2022 Victor Elmaleh Competition. The ensemble is now represented by Epstein Fox Performances and Dinin Arts.
Committed to her passion for teaching, she has served as the Teacher Assistant to Hans Jørgen Jensen at the Meadowmount School of Music and Northwestern University, as well as Adjunct Cello Professor at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, Mercer University. She has been invited to give masterclasses at the Tennessee Cello Workshop at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and CelloFest, working with undergraduate students of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. In addition to her institutional roles, Sydney has had private students of all levels since 2017. More information on how to study with Sydney can be found under Lessons.
Deeply committed to arts advocacy and education, Sydney serves on the Board of Directors for the Back to Bach Project, a global initiative reaching over 70 regions and 800 members, dedicated to inspiring children through music and community engagement. As Director of Global Operations, she founded chapters in Calgary, Canada, and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and under the mentorship of Midori, spearheaded a landmark collaboration between Play On Philly, the Curtis Institute of Music, and Back to Bach. She has also led virtual educational seminars for young audiences across the United States, Spain, and France as a Back to Bach Soloist. Sydney’s unwavering commitment to her philanthropic endeavors led to Back to Bach’s receipt of funding in 2020 from the esteemed U.S. Presidential Scholars Foundation and Alumni Association Seed Grant Program.
A native of New York City, Sydney is a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music and Northwestern University, where she is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree under the mentorship of Hans Jørgen Jensen.
About the Boscobel Chamber Music Festival
2026 Festival: September 3-10, 2026. Performances and event details to be announced.
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