Pianist Susanne Powell is a well-known Canberra performer who has shared the stage with some of the world’s leading artists. Often performing at the Sydney Opera House on a wide variety of keyboard instruments including piano, celesta, synthesiser, harpsichord and occasionally a Mac computer, Susanne is an ACT Creative Arts Fellow and keen mentor of upcoming Australian talent.
Susanne has appeared with many artists including Cho Liang (Jimmy) Lin, Dimitri Ashkenazy, Peter Coleman-Wright, Dr G Yunupingu, Nick Cave and Ben Folds. She performs regularly with the Sydney Symphony, Australian Ballet and Gondwana Choirs.
Susanne has worked with the world’s leading conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, Christoph von Dohnányi and Simone Young. She has performed in world premieres of works by John Adams, Brett Dean and Thomas Adès and played piano in Nigel Westlake’s award-winning Oboe Concerto on Diana Doherty’s CD Spirit of the Wild. Susanne can also be heard on the soundtrack for the upcoming movie, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.
After graduating with Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium, Susanne continued her studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna. She has been a faculty member of ANU and tutors regularly for the Australian Youth Orchestra.