Susanne Grützmann

• Born in Leipzig, Germany
• Piano studies at Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin
• Concerts with numerous orchestras including Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Bavarian State Orchestra Munich, Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra, German Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Südwestrundfunk Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Südwestrundfunk Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg, Dresden Philharmonic, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Arcos Chamber Orchestra New York
• Collaboration with conductors including Wolfgang Sawallisch, Kurt Masur, Sylvain Cambreling, Hartmut Haenchen and Hans Zender
• Numerous solo concerts including at Herkulessaal Munich, Semperoper Dresden, Stuttgart Liederhalle, Beethovenhaus Bonn and guest performances at Konzerthaus Berlin
• Chamber music collaboration with the Berlin String Trio, the Ma'alot Quintet and the Albert Schweitzer Quintet
• Recording of Frédéric Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Symphonic “Études”, “Abegg” Variations, “Papillons”, “Davidsbündlertänze”, the complete works of Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann’s “Sonata Op. 11”, “Fantasiestücke Op. 12 and Op. 111” and “Kreislariana Fantasie Op. 17”
• Numerous awards including in the International Robert Schumann Competition for Piano and Voice Zwickau, Concurso Internacional de Música Vianna da Motta Lisbon, International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition Leipzig and 1st prize in the ARD International Music Competition Munich
• Since 1987, teacher at Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, from 1998 to 2002 and  from 2013 to 2016 as Guest Professor
• From 2004 to 2005, Substitute Professor for Piano at Cologne University of Music