Susan was a prizewinner of the Thousand Islands Chopin Competition, the Bauru-Atlanta Competition, the Burgos International Music Festival Competition, the Arthur Fraser International Concerto Competition, South Carolina MTNA Young Artist Competition, and the University of South Carolina Concerto Competition. She has spent summers at Pianofest in the Hamptons, Banff Piano Master Class, Burgos International Music Festival, Brevard Music Center, and the Southeastern Piano Festival. In the summer of 2014, she was featured as a guest artist in the Southeastern Piano Festival’s Alumni Celebration and Piano Extravaganza concerts.

Susan co-founded The Concert Truck, an award-winning mobile concert hall that brings live classical piano concerts to diverse populations for free. In collaboration with Rice Music House, The Concert Truck launched in April 2016, performing throughout the city of Columbia, SC in outdoor public spaces, schools, and underserved areas.

Susan began her studies at the age of six. Susan received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of South Carolina, her Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, and her Graduate Certificate in Performance at the University of South Carolina. Her primary teachers include Marina Lomazov, Joseph Rackers, and Enrico Elisi. Susan will continue studies this fall at the Peabody Conservatory with Boris Slutsky.