Susanna Stranders: Pianist/Répétiteur 204 The Water Gardens London W2 2DF United Kingdom
Personal Details Place of Birth Luton, Bedfordshire Nationality British
Professional Experience Opera 2006-2011 Répétiteur, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, including: Minotaur; Der Ring des Nibelungen; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk; Pique Dame, The Tempest, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Manon, The Gambler, Lulu, Anna Nicole, Il Trittico, Werther, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Rigoletto, La traviata, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Yvgeny Onegin
May-July 2007/9/11 Répétiteur, Glyndebourne Festival: Matthäus-Passion, Falstaff, Rusalka
June-July 2008&10 Répétiteur, Salzburger Festspiele: Roméo et Juliette
Sept.-Oct. 2007/8/9/10 Répétiteur/continuo, Glyndebourne Touring Opera: Albert Herring, Carmen, Così fan Tutte, La Cenerentola
April-May 2008/10 Répétiteur, Opera Grange Park: Fanciulla del West, Capriccio
April-May 2007/ Pianist/coach for master classes and recital with José Cura, October 2008 New Devon Opera
Dec.2007-Feb.2008 Orchestral pianist, Mozarteum Orchester, Salzburg, Austria: Ariadne auf Naxos
November 2006/8 Répétiteur and orchestral pianist, Philharmonia Orchestra: Death in Venice, Pilgrim’s Progress
2004-2006 Répétiteur, Young Artists Programme, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
2003-2004 Pianist/Coach, Houston Grand Opera Studio Houston, Texas, USA
2003 Pianist/Coach, San Francisco Opera Merola Programme San Francisco, California, USA
2002 Pianist/Coach, Cincinnati Opera Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Recital 1998- Present As collaborative pianist at venues including: Wigmore Hall, Crush Room ROH, Purcell Room, National Gallery, St Martin’s, Southwark Cathedral, St. Giles, Cripplegate, Barbican Centre, Austrian Embassy Highlights: November 2010 With Christine Rice and Nash Ensemble, Wigmore Hall
July 2010 With Clive Bayley, Garrick Club, London
June 2010 With Mark Padmore and Sir John Tomlinson, Arts Club, London
February/May 2010 With Kurt Streit, Arts Club, London and Graz, Austria
March 2009 With Andrew Kennedy, Wallace Collection, London
December 2008 With Adrian Thompson, Crush Room, ROH
December 2007 With Guy Johnston, violoncello, Rothamsted Manor, Hertfordshire
June 2007/Oct 2006 With Bryn Terfel, Palazzo Corsini, Firenze and Kent House, London
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Coaching 2012- Royal Academy of Music: Opera Course
2010- Jette Parker Young Artists Programme
2010- National Opera Studio
2008- Wales International Academy of Voice
2006- Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Opera Course, Postgraduate Voice, BMus Voice 2005- Oxenfoord International, St Andrew’s, Scotland
2005-present National Youth Chamber Orchestra of GB Musicale Young Artists, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Education and Qualifications 2001-2003 University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Artist Diploma in Opera Coaching: Musical Director Dido and Aeneas
2000-2001 Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London: Postgraduate Diploma, Répétiteur
1998-2000 Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London: Adv. Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Piano Accompaniment
1995-1998 University of Exeter, England: B.A. Honours (Class 1) in Music, Distinction in Performance
1988-1995 St. George’s School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire: 3 A Levels / 1 AS Level (1995), 9 GCSEs (1993)
Prizes and Awards 2005 and 2007 Pianist Prize, Armourer’s and Brazier’s Competition Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2002/’01/’00 Sir Henry Richardson Award for Répétiteurs Musicians Benevolent Fund, England
2002/’01 Corbett Scholarship, University of Cincinnati
2002/’01 Scholarship, Magro Foundation, Cincinnati
2001 First Prize, Vocal Arts Resource Network, Ohio ‘The songs of Gerald Finzi’
2001 Accompanist Prize, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2001 Pianist Prize, John Ireland Competition Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2001 Pianist Prize, Schubert Lieder Competition Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Additional information Broadcasts ‘In Tune’ BBC Radio 3, ‘The Met Quiz’ BBC Radio 3, ‘The Department Score‘ BBC Radio 3, ‘Imagine’ BBC 2 Presenter of ‘Susie’s Classic Choice’ at Exeter University Radio 1996-8
Educational Work Workshops for ROH, Glyndebourne and Salzburg including leading a ‘Sing-along Barber of Seville’ for the ROH Big screen in Manchester, a ‘Sing-along Marriage of Figaro’ for a family day at the ROH and leading a ‘Hum-along’ in Trafalgar Square for the ROH Big Screen in London.
Languages English: Fluent, French: 7 years study (A-Level), German: 3 years study (GCSE), Italian: 2 years study, Russian: basic phonetics
Cruises Onboard musician with Swan Hellenic, Saga and Noble Caledonia: South China Sea, Mediterranean Islands, Norwegian Fjords, Danube
Referees: Antonio Pappano, Music Director and David Syrus, Head of Music, Royal Opera House
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