Gunilla Süssmann (born 22 June 1977 in

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, is a Norwegian classical

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Career

Having played the piano since the age of six, Süssmann graduated from the

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the co ...

in 2002, and got her soloist diploma from the Music Academy in Hanover in 2003. She released her first solo CD, ''Tockà'' (alluding to

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тоска, ''toska'', meaning “longing”), in 2005, performing selected works by

Alexander Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (; russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин ; – ) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. Before 1903, Scriabin was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed ...

and

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

. In 2007 she released her second CD, ''Malinconia'', together with cellist

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, featuring works by Rachmaninov,

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and

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Discography (in selection)

Solo piano

*2005: ''Tockà'' (NMA), piano sonatas by

Sergey Rachmaninov Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

Collaborations

*2002: ''Geirr Tveitt: Piano Concerto No. 4 "Aurora Borealis"'' (Naxos), with

Håvard Gimse Håvard Gimse (born 15 September 1966) is a Norwegian classical pianist from Kongsvinger, and the brother of the cellist Øyvind Gimse. He has received the Griegprisen (1996) and the Steinway Award (1995). Gimse has done several recordings for ...

& the

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conducted by

Bjarte Engeset Bjarte Engeset (born 25 August 1958 in Ørsta) is a Norwegian classical conductor. Biography and career Bjarte Engeset studied music at the University of Georgia, Grieg Akademiet in Norway, and Sibelius Academy in Finland, in 1988, with Jorm ...

*2007: ''Malinconia'' (Avi Music), with Tanja Tetzlaff *2009: ''Catharinus Elling: Haugtussa and German Lieder'' ( Simax Classics), with, Ann-Helen Moen (soprano) *2011: ''Brahms: Cello Sonatas'' (Avi Music), with Tanja Tetzlaff *2013: ''Boulanger, Hindemith, Debussy'' (Avi-Music), with C. Tetzlaff, A. Ibragimova, W. Li, V. Jacobsen, T. Tetzlaff, G. Rivinius, B. LaFolette, A. Hitaj, & L. Vogt

References

External links

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