“One of the leading violinists of her generation”
Rimma Sushanskaya is a world-renowned violinist. Following a distinguished career as a performer and recording artist, she has more recently turned her focus to conducting. She also directs the popular Virtuoso Violin Festival in Stratford each year.
Virtuoso Violin Festival
Artistic director: Rimma Sushanskaya
The Virtuoso Violin Festival celebrates the string music of Bach, Paganini and other composers. Masterclasses, individual and orchestral tuition, inspiring in-depth understanding of the music and its performance all led by distinguished international musicians.
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Discover the SOUNDS SYMPHONIC 2026 concert series at Cadogan Hall, London — click the flyer for venue details and tickets. This series features virtuosic violin works alongside some of the most established pieces in the orchestral repertoire, including Svendsen’s Romance, concertos by Tchaikovsky, Bruch, and Mendelssohn, and favourites such as Sibelius’s Finlandia, Dvořák’s New World Symphony, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Each concert offers a rich programme of solo violin works, symphonies, and overtures — a musical journey not to be missed.
Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies – a complete CD box set performed by the National Symphony Orchestra under Rimma Sushanskaya, with soloists Jennifer Davis, Bethany Horak-Hallet, Sam Furness, and Stephen Loges. Released on the Quartz label, this may be the first complete Beethoven Nine Symphonies boxed set recorded under a female conductor. Click the CD image to visit the Quartz Music website to purchase.