“Flawless intonation, fine mastery of colours and dynamics, nobility of the tone and intimacy of expression unites”: with those words, Pizzicato Magazine describes Susanne’s debut album which she released in 2013 for the Polish label DUX, featuring Dvořák's Cello Concerto.

 Polish cellist Susanne Szambelan was born in New York and grew up in Poznan. In 2014 Susanne moved to Berlin, where she completed her bachelor’s and master’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” with Prof. Stephan Forck and Prof. Claudio Bohorquez.

Her great passion for chamber music has led to performances with artists such as Boris Brovtsyn, Daniel Hope and Noah Bendix-Balgley. 2021/24 Susanne is the scholarship holder of the chamber music program Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutsche Orchesterstiftung #MusikerZukunft as a solo artist 2023. She was also a scholarship holder at the Kurt Sanderling Academy of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin 2022/23.

 Her solo and chamber music performances have been broadcast on ARTE Concert and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, among others. In October 2023 cellist gave a solo recital at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg.

Susanne has performed at festivals such as the Krzyżowa-Music, Encuentro de Musica Santander, Plush and Zermatt Festival.

Her latest CD dichter.liebe  produced by Swiss label Prospero Classical has been nominated for Opus Klassik award 2023.

Thanks to the Villa Musica scholarship, since  Susanne plays a cello by Jean- Baptiste Vuillaume.

 Susanne is now based out of Berlin.

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