Susan Bickley is firmly established as one of the most accomplished mezzo-sopranos of her generation, with a wide repertoire covering the Baroque, the great 19th- and 20th-century dramatic rôles as well as contemporary works.

On the concert platform, Susan Bickley appears with many of the world’s leading orchestras and ensembles. On the recital stage she performs regularly with such artists as Roger Vignoles, Iain Burnside and Julius Drake at such venues as St John’s Smith Square, Wigmore Hall and the Oxford Lieder Festival.

She has also recorded songs by Ivor Gurney, Reynaldo Hahn, George Benjamin, Thomas Adès and Simon Bainbridge amongst others.

She received the prestigious Singer Award at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, the highest recognition for live classical music in the UK.