Susanne von Laun


She studied piano, became an accompanist and subsequently specialized in period instruments. Her mentors were Conrad Hansen, Charles Spencer and Peter Feuchtwanger.

Susanne von Laun is active both as a soloist and as a chamber music player. Her musical partners included singers Christiane Iven, Evelyn Herlitzius, Ruth Ziesak, Martin Kränzle and cellist Bohuslav Pavlas.

Her solo repertoire extends from baroque to modern with emphasis on early classical and early romantic music. She enjoys playing the repertoire of less frequently performed composers such as Johann Christian Bach, Muzio Clementi and Franz Xaver Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus’ son.

Since 2002, she has played the historical instruments of the Beurmann collection in the "Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe" in Hamburg for public audiences and since 2007 the instruments at Finchcocks Living Museum of Music.

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She performed in Berlin at the Friedenauer Kammerkonzerte, in Kloster Michaelstein, in the Handel Haus in Halle, in Fenton House in London, at Finchcocks, in Salzburg for the Michael Haydn Society, in Vienna, in Praha in the Villa Bertramka as well as in other European countries and in Japan. 2011 she has again been invited to lecture at the Weliki Nowgorod State University and to give a recital in Weliki Novgorod, Rachmainow Center.

Susanne von Laun lives in Hamburg. In 2005 she received the Muzio Clementi Award. The first CD with recordings of Susanne von Laun has been published in June 2008 at Musicaphon and recommended by hr2, mdr Figaro, NDR Kultur and Bayern4 Klassik.
Susanne von Laun is member of the jury of the 1. International Music Competition for Children and Adolescents at Schloß Hohenlimburg.
Her new CD, a recording of the Polonaises of Franz Xaver Mozart has been published in October 2010 at Musicaphon and presented by SWR2 Treffpunkt Klassik and rbb Kulturradio.

Upcoming concerts (German)