Swiss pianist

Biography

Susanna Braun in a red suit at the grand piano, looking upwards

Swiss pianist Susanna Braun made her debut at the Tonhalle Zürich in 2024 with Mozart’s Piano Concerto K. 466 and earned praise for her “sensitive touch, great virtuosity, expressiveness and original cadenzas” (Schaffhauser Nachrichten).

In June 2025, she performed Bacewicz’s Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic, which was recorded for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast. She has also collaborated with the Manchester Camerata, the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and the Sinfonietta Schaffhausen, among others.

She regularly performs in renowned venues across Europe, including Tonhalle Zürich, Atrium Hall of the Císařské lázně in Karlovy Vary, TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, BBC Philharmonic Studio, Manchester’s RNCM Concert Hall and Stoller Hall, Weimarhalle, the Spiegelzaal of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro Comunale Ferrara and Ehrbar Saal Vienna.

She has gained international recognition in competitions, reaching the semi-finals of the 2025 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht, placing among the top ten competitors at the 2024 Rina Sala Gallo Competition, and participating in the 2024 Concours Géza Anda. She has received numerous awards, including the Brigitte Engerer Prize Jeune Espoir at Piano Campus Paris and First Prize at the International Competition for Young Musicians Enschede.

Susanna has recently performed for the Orpheum Foundation and is grateful for the Excellence Scholarship of the ZHdK Foundation and the generous support of the Marguerite Meister Stiftung.

«gentle, bittersweet and evocative»

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

Performed at

Awards

Competitions and awards

  1. 20262nd prizeKiwanis Music Prize
  2. 2025Semi-finalInternational Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Utrecht
  3. 2024Among the top tenRina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition, Monza
  4. 2024One of 36 selected pianistsConcours Géza Anda
  5. 2023Brigitte Engerer “Jeune espoir” PrizePiano Campus, Paris
  6. 20181st prizeInternational Competition for Young Musicians, Enschede

Earlier awards

  • 1st prizeFerrara International Piano Festival
  • 1st prizeSwiss Youth Music Competition
  • Encouragement PrizeNeues Orchester Basel
  • RNCM Chopin PrizeRoyal Northern College of Music
Concert hall in violet light during the Triple Concerto with the Manchester Camerata

Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Manchester Camerata, September 2025

Education

Studies in Manchester, Weimar, Paris, Imola and Zurich

Susanna Braun in a red dress at the piano in a bright hall with chandeliers
Weimar, June 2023
  • Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)Currently “Specialized Music Performance, Soloist”
  • Royal Northern College of Music, ManchesterInternational Artist DiplomaBachelor’s degree with distinction
  • University of Music Franz Liszt WeimarMaster’s degree
  • Imola International Piano Academy “Incontri col Maestro”Academy DiplomaCurrently in the postgraduate programme
  • Schola Cantorum, ParisDiplôme Supérieur with highest distinction
Susanna Braun playing chamber music with string players at the BlenioMusica festival

Festival

BlenioMusica

Susanna Braun is the founder and artistic director of BlenioMusica, an annual chamber music festival in the Valle di Blenio, Switzerland. Bringing together young musicians from around the world, the festival is now in its seventh edition and has become known for its innovative programming and international artistic exchange.

Susanna Braun at the piano in front of the altar of a painted church Hands on the keys of a Steinway grand piano, close up Susanna Braun in a red dress at a Steinway grand in front of a wooden wall

Concerts at BlenioMusica in July 2026

Contact

Concert and media enquiries

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

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