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 ...

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, scientific transliteration: ''Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin''; also transliterated variously as Skriabin, Skryabin, and (in French) Scriabine. The composer himselused the French spelling "Scriabine" which was a ...

and

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

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

Collaborations

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

Royal Scottish National Orchestra The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) () is a Scottish orchestra, based in Glasgow. It is one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Throughout its history, the Orchestra has played an important part in Scotland’s ...

conducted by Bjarte Engeset *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

* Norwegian classical pianists Norwegian women classical pianists 1977 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian classical pianists {{classical-pianist-stub