Susan Voss - Violin 2
Susan studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with David Takeno and was awarded the Alfred Gibson Memorial Prize. She continued her studies for many years with Howard Davis of the Alberni Quartet.
Her first orchestral post was for two years with the first violins in the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet Orchestra. She then spent five years with the BBC Radio Orchestra in Maida Vale. The Orchestra recorded for Radio 2 and played in various combinations of string sections and Big Band.
Susan then returned to her West Country roots. She joined the English String/Symphony Orchestra based in Malvern, taking part in many recordings and a tour of the USA with Yehudi Menuhin. During this time she also freelanced with BBC NOW and Midland Radio Orchestra and held teaching posts at Cheltenham Ladies College, Millfield Junior School and Wycliffe College.
She then moved to Wales and spent nine years in the first violins of BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including as No. 6.
Susan then returned to the ESO as Principal Second Violin and taught and coached in Monmouth. She led the Brecknock Sinfonia performing solos such as the Lark Ascending and Bach Double concerto and a Beethoven Romance. She was a member of the Vale quartet with principal players of BBC NOW. She also worked on an education project with Welsh National Opera.
Since moving north in 2006 she has freelanced- primarily with the Hallé Orchestra and the Orchestra of Opera North, and also with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Manchester Concert Orchestra, Lancashire Sinfonietta, Royal Northern Sinfonia and CBSO.
She has also guest lead the Lakeland Sinfonia and Blackburn Symphony Orchestra.