Susan Ghergus (MD; pianist, arranger, songwriter)

studied piano at the Music Academy in Chisinau. Since 1992, she has been the musical director of the Jewish Song Theater. Suzanna has co-authored and performed numerous musical projects with her duo partner Efim Chorny.

She is also a composer of Yiddish songs – several of which form the basis of the new project “Efim Chorny/Suzanna Ghergus: Yiddish Art Songs” – which have been performed and recorded by renowned musicians including Svetlana Kundish, Christian Dawid, and Lucette van den Berg.

Together with Efim Chorny, Suzanna is a winner of the Bubbe Award (Sao Paulo, Brazil) for the Best Yiddish Song nomination and a recipient of the Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Award.

Photo: Michel Borzykowski