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, Prometheus Ensemble and concert master of Kent Opera and has 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.
A sought after teacher, Susie taught at the Yehudi Menuhin and Purcell Schools and currently works at the Royal Northern College of Music, Royal College of Music and University of Manchester teaching violin, viola and chamber music.
Susie has performed as a guest principal with orchestras such as the Philharmonia, Britten Sinfonia, London Mozart Players and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Manchester Camerata and is regularly invited to sit on competition juries.