Susanna Braun in a red dress at the grand piano, her hands on the keys.

Swiss pianist

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Swiss pianist Susanna Braun plays with a sensitive touch, brilliant virtuosity and expressiveness. Following her debut at the Tonhalle Zürich in 2024 with the Sinfonietta Schaffhausen, she then performed with the BBC Philharmonic, which was recorded for BBC Radio 3. Further collaborations have included the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, the Manchester Camerata and the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra

Concerts

Season 2026/27

November 2026

20.11.Friday · 19:15

Théâtre du Château d’Avenches · AvenchesOrganiser’s website

Recital

27.11.Friday · 15:00

Richard Wagner Museum · LucerneTribschener SalonkonzerteOrganiser’s website

Recital

December 2026

07.12.Monday · 16:00

Internationaler Lyceum Club · Zurich

Recital and chamber music

Biography

From her Tonhalle debut to Europe’s stages

  1. Susanna Braun playing in a red suit, her gaze above the keys
    Toni-Areal Zurich, September 2026

    2024

    Tonhalle Zürich debut

    Performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D minor, K. 466 with the Sinfonietta Schaffhausen. The Schaffhauser Nachrichten praised her sensitive touch, virtuosity and original solo cadenzas.

  2. View from the control room of the BBC Philharmonic Studio: Susanna Braun at the piano with the orchestra
    BBC Philharmonic Studio, Manchester, June 2025

    2025

    With the BBC Philharmonic

    In June 2025 she performed Bacewicz’s Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic, a concert recorded by BBC Radio 3. The Arts Desk called her interpretation “gentle, bittersweet and evocative”.

  3. Susanna Braun in a blue dress at the grand piano, with orchestra musicians behind her
    Karlovy Vary, May 2026

    2026

    Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto

    In May 2026 she played the concerto with the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra in Karlovy Vary.

  4. Susanna Braun in a red dress at the piano, surrounded by musicians of the Manchester Camerata
    Manchester Camerata, September 2025

    Performances

    On Europe’s stages

    She performs regularly in venues including the Tonhalle Zürich, the TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, the Atrium Hall of Císařské lázně, the Weimarhalle, BBC Philharmonic Studio, Teatro Comunale in Ferrara, Ehrbar Hall in Vienna and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

  5. Susanna Braun in a blue dress at the piano in front of an altar with angel figures
    BlenioMusica, July 2026

    Blenio

    BlenioMusica

    A passionate chamber musician, Susanna Braun is the founder and artistic director of the annual BlenioMusica chamber music festival in Switzerland’s Valle di Blenio. Now in its seventh season (2027), the festival is recognized for its innovative programming featuring young artists from around the world.

«sensibler Anschlag»

A sensitive touch: that is how the Schaffhauser Nachrichten described her playing in Mozart’s Piano Concerto at the Tonhalle Zürich.

Her repertoire ranges from Bach and Scarlatti to Ginastera and Holliger.

Susanna Braun’s concert programs

Performed at

  • Tonhalle Zürich
  • Concertgebouw Amsterdam
  • Steinway Hall London
  • TivoliVredenburg Utrecht
  • Bridgewater Hall Manchester
  • Teatro Comunale Ferrara
  • Ehrbar Saal Wien
  • Weimarhalle
  • Birmingham Town Hall
  • Stoller Hall Manchester

Press reviews

What the critics say

«Susanna Braun had no problems with the display elements but found warmth and guileless purity»

Robert Beale, The Arts Desk Bacewicz Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic · June 2025

«… wunderbaren Pianistin Susanna Braun, die das Klavierkonzert mit sensiblem Anschlag, hoher Virtuosität, Empfindsamkeit und originellen Solokadenzen darbot»

Schaffhauser Nachrichten Mozart, Piano Concerto K. 466, Tonhalle Zürich · August 2024

«tocco fine e delicato e una profonda sensibilità musicale»

Gino Driussi, Cooperazione Interview · June 2025

«The clarity and precision of a master musician»

Christopher Axworthy Recital at St Mary’s, London · October 2025

Recordings

Listen for yourself.

Live recordings spanning Bach to Prokofiev, captured at the Tonhalle Zürich and other concert venues.

W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Programs

Every recital, a story

Each program is curated around a distinct theme and is available for direct booking as a complete evening recital.

  1. IDance and rhythmFrom Weber to Ginastera
  2. IIBach and his legacyFrom Bach to Holliger
  3. IIIVirtuosityScarlatti, Chopin, Liszt, Prokofiev
  4. IVColors of soundLiszt, Debussy, Scriabin, Takemitsu

Contact

Concert and media enquiries

Planning a concert, festival or interview? Susanna looks forward to your message.

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