Swiss pianist
Biography
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.
Press Kit
«gentle, bittersweet and evocative»
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
Awards
Competitions and awards
- 20262nd prizeKiwanis Music Prize
- 2025Semi-finalInternational Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Utrecht
- 2024Among the top tenRina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition, Monza
- 2024One of 36 selected pianistsConcours Géza Anda
- 2023Brigitte Engerer “Jeune espoir” PrizePiano Campus, Paris
- 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
Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Manchester Camerata, September 2025
Education
Studies in Manchester, Weimar, Paris, Imola and Zurich
- 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
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.
Concerts at BlenioMusica in July 2026
Contact
Concert and media enquiries
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