Rosendal Chamber Music Festival 2025

Gunilla Süssmann

Biography

Gunilla Süssmann has a 25 year long career as  concert-pianist behind her, touring the world as soloist , including numerous recordings and strong international collaborations. 

In 2017 she was diagnosed with Focal Dystonia in the right hand, which eventually forced her to end her career as a musician. 

She founded the festival «Lillenorge» in Berlin in 2016, and served as Artistic Director of Hardanger Musikkfest between 2020 and 2022.  Until 2022 she worked as Head of Concerts within the Norwegian Opera & Ballet, before she took up her current position as Head of Artistic Planning for the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in NRK.

She is a popular moderator and lecturer for classical concerts as well as educational workshops. This is her second visit to Rosendal Chamber Music Festival.

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Festival Performances Year 2025

Pre-concert lecture
Gunilla Süssmann (in English)

Pre-concert lecture
Gunilla Süssmann (In Norwegian)