Susan Bergeron

Cellist

A native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Susan Bergeron began playing cello at the age of 4. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Akron and a bachelor’s degree with honors from the New England Conservatory, where her principal teachers were Bernard Greenhouse and David Wells. Following the completion of her bachelor’s degree, Susan was a member and principal cellist of the New World Symphony for two seasons, during which the orchestra toured Japan and England, where she collaborated in two special chamber concert performances with Sir Georg Solti at the piano in London. She participated in the 1994 Solti Orchestral Project at Carnegie Hall and, for four summers, performed with the Colorado Music Festival. Susan played for 10 seasons in the former Florida Philharmonic, the last two seasons as assistant principal. She is currently in her 17th season with the Naples Philharmonic.

An active chamber musician, she has performed throughout the country, and currently plays as a member of Trio Paradigm. Recently she collaborated with Orli Shaham, the Miro Quartet and members of the Chicago Symphony on chamber concerts presented by the Naples Philharmonic.  For more than 20 summers Susan was the cellist for the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival.

Susan received her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Miami in the spring of 2009. She resides in Sunrise, Florida, with her husband Chuck Bergeron, a professor of jazz studies at the University of Miami, and their son, Jack. She enjoys travel, cooking and an occasional sudoku puzzle.