Susanna Kolker received her BM and MM at the Piano Performance from Gnessin Music Institute in Moscow,

where she studied with the acclaimed professor Theodor Gutman, who in turn was a pupil and assistant of the great Heinrich Neuhaus.  

      Ms. Kolker has collaborated with many prominent musicians in Russia and participated in a number of music festivals in Russia, Bulgaria, Poland and Yugoslavia. She has a few Diplomas in her credit, including a special diploma as Best Accompanist at the International Competition in Poland. 

      Since moving to the United States in 2005 Ms. Kolker made numerous appearances at both Concert Hall and Terrace Theater of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and also performed in New York, Boston and South Carolina.