Susie Mészáros

SUSIE MÉSZÁROS is a member of the world renowned Chilingirian Quartet.

After her studies at the Yehudi Menuhin School, she was appointed Principal Viola with the Camerata Salzburg and was a regular chamber music partner of her teacher, the great Hungarian violinist Sándor Végh. She made her Wigmore Hall debut as a duo with Yehudi Menuhin in 1977 and performed with Vladimir Spivakov and Arthur Grumiaux. At 17 she won the Gold Medal at the Royal Over-Seas League competition and was a string finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year and played with many leading chamber ensembles including the Nash Ensemble.

Susie was leader of the Fitzwilliam Quartet, the Katin Piano Trio, Prometheus Ensemble and concert master of Kent Opera Orchestra, and regularly performed recitals on Radio 3 on both violin and viola. Susie has appeared as soloist with the BBC Symphony, BBC Concert and BBC Welsh orchestras. Susie has performed as guest principal with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, London Mozart Players and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and has been invited to sit on juries including the Trondheim and Bordeaux International Quartet competitions, the Royal Overseas League competition and the ‘Help Musicians’ awards.

A sought after teacher, Susie taught at the Yehudi Menuhin and Purcell Schools and currently teaches at the Royal Northern College of Music and Royal College of Music teaching viola, violin and chamber music.