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MASSAPEQUA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
SOLOISTS

ARNAUD SUSSMANN *

VIOLINIST ARNAUD SUSSMANN, born in Nice, France, holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from The Juilliard School,where he studied with Boris Garlitsky and Itzhak Perlman, who chose him to be a Starling Fellow, an honor qualifying him as Mr. Perlman’s teaching assistant for two years. He was awarded a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2009, and 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. He is also the recipient of the David Gritz Violin Award given by the Tanglewood Music Center for his extraordinary commitment, 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 addition to his solo career, Mr. Sussmann is also a dedicated chamber musician. He was invited to join the prestigious Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Two program for the 2006-2009 seasons, and continues to appear with CMS on tour. His 2010-11 season included a tour of Israel, an appearance at the Cartagena Music Festival, and a performance with CMS on PBS’s Live from Lincoln Center.
*Opus 3 Artists, Management

ANNA LEE

VIOLINIST ANNA LEE, now 16 years old, was born in Seoul, Korea, and started playing violin at age 4. When she was 5, she performed the Paganini Violin Concerto with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and at age 6 she played the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Bradell Heights Symphony Orchestra (Singapore). Anna has participated in the Aspen Music Festival on a full scholarship where she gave a live National Public Radio performance to much acclaim. In 2006, Anna made her Avery Fisher Hall debut playing with the Little Orchestra Society. In 2007, Anna was a top Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship winner on the NPR Program From the Top, and she was recently named a Young Scholar by the same Foundation. She has also appeared on the radio shows, Good Morning Singapore and Good Morning Japan and she has claimed top prizes in the 2010 Menhuhin Competition. In April 2011, she played with the New York Philharmonic after winning their Young Artist Competition. Anna attends the pre-college division of the Juilliard School on a full scholarship where she has studied with Masao Kawasaki since age 6. Her violin was made by Nicolo Amati violin in 1637, and it is on loan from the Stradivari Society.

VIOLINIST ELENA URIOSTE, Elena Urioste graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Joseph Silverstein, Pamela Frank, and Ida Kavafian. She completed graduate work with Joel Smirnoff at Juilliard, and also studied with David Cerone, Choong-Jin Chang, Soovin Kim, and the late Rafael Druian. Elena won first prize at the Sion International Violin Competition, and as a first-place laureate in both the Junior and Senior divisions of the Sphinx Competition, she had her debut at Carnegie Hall in 2004. She appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 13 and made her debut performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2010. She has also appeared with many other orchestras including the Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, the Boston Pops, and the Buffalo Philharmonic. In Europe, Elena has appeared with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Wurzburg Philharmonic, and Hungary's Orchestra Dohnányi Budafok. Her media credits include the radio programs From the Top and Performance Today, and appearances on NBC's Today Show, and the McGraw Young Artists Showcase. Her first CD was released on the White Pine label. Elena plays on a Alessandro Gagliano violin, Naples c. 1706, and uses a Pierre Simon bow, both on generous extended loan from the private collection of Dr. Charles E. King through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.
*Sciolino Artist, Management

VIOLINIST RYU GOTO, born in New York and now 23, gained attention as a child prodigy, first performing at the age of 7 in the Pacific Music Festival held in Sapporo, Japan. Ryu began playing violin at age 3, and he credits his mother for both his and his sister's (Midori) success as musicians. His debut tour of 12 cities of Japan at age 18,in 2006, was sold out. Since then, he has appeared as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic and the Vancouver Symphony, among many others. Following his 8-city Japan Recital Tour 2009, Ryu gave concerts in the US, Mexico, and Vienna. In May 2010, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He has been influenced by electric guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, and sometimes uses an aggressive playing style described as ferocious or fiery. Ryu records exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon in collaboration with Universal Classics Japan. His violin is the 1722 Stradivarius, known as the 'Jupiter' on loan to him from the Nippon Music Foundation. Currently a student at Harvard University, Ryu holds a black belt in Karate and enjoys playing the guitar.
*Opus 3 Artists, Management

VIOLINIST ABIGAIL(ABI) FAYETTE, now 17, the 4th child from a musical family living in Wading River LI, began violin at age 3 with the Suzuki method. She was accepted into the Pre-College Division of Juilliard as a scholarship student in 2004, where she now studies with Ann Setzer. Abi won the Juilliard Pre-College Chamber Orchestra Competition in 2004, when she was 10, and had her Lincoln Center debut. She has performed with the Sound Symphony, and the Bachanalia Orchestra in Merkin Hall, as first prize winner of their concerto competition in 2009. She has been Concertmaster and/or Principal 2nd violin of the Juilliard Pre-College Chamber Orchestra, the Pre-College Symphony and the Orchestra, and has performed numerous solo and chamber music recitals at Juilliard. In April 2011, Abi performed with the National Women's Choir at Carnegie Hall, and this year Abi attended the All Eastern Festival in Baltimore as a member of the All Eastern Honors Orchestra.