Classics I

Beethoven’s 4th & Sussmann
November 15th, 2025 | 3:00 pm
Family Partnership Center
29 N. Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie, NY

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André Raphel, conductor
Arnaud Sussmann, violin

Mozart | Cosi fan tutte Overture 
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219     
Arnaud Sussmann, violin

INTERMISSION

Vaughan Williams | Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’ (For String Orchestra and Harp) 
Beethoven | Symphony No.  4 

The HVSO opens its 2025-2026 season with music by Mozart, Beethoven, and Vaughan Williams!

The first half of the program features two works by Mozart. The orchestra begins with the effervescent Cosi fan tutte Overture. Next on the program, violinist Arnaud Sussmann performs Mozart’s brilliant Violin Concert No. 5. The HVSO is thrilled to welcome Sussmann, who was the 2007 winner of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition, to perform with the orchestra again.

The second half of the program features the lush and majestic folk melody Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’ for string orchestra and harp by Vaughan Williams. Beethoven’s 4th Symphony, full of lyricism and liveliness, concludes the opening concert.

• Premium Reserved Seating: $68

• General Open Seating: $55

• Senior Open Seating: $38

• Students K-12 and college: $15

• Children 5 and under: FREE

About the Soloist - Arnaud Sussmann

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 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.” A thrilling musician capturing the attention of classical critics and audiences around the world, he has recently appeared as a soloist with the Mariinsky Orchestra under Valery Gergiev, the Vancouver Symphony, and the New World Symphony. As a chamber musician, he has performed at the Tel Aviv Museum in Israel,  London’s Wigmore Hall, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, the White Nights Festival in Saint Petersburg, the Dresden Music Festival in Germany, and the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. He has been presented in recital in Omaha on the Tuesday Musical Club series, New Orleans by the Friends of Music and at the Louvre Museum in Paris. He has also given concerts at the OK Mozart, Moritzburg, Caramoor, Music@Menlo, La Jolla SummerFest, Mainly Mozart, Seattle Chamber Music, Chamber Music Northwest, and the Moab Music festivals. Mr. Sussmann has performed with many of today’s leading artists including Itzhak Perlman, Menahem Pressler, Gary Hoffman, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Wu Han, David Finckel and Jan Vogler.