The Highland Park Strings perform their Annual Fundraiser Concert featuring the dynamic piano duo of Susan Merdinger and Steven Greene, performing Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos.

Lecture recital for the North Shore Music Teachers Association "Four Centuries of Variations"

Hans Swarowski International Conducting Competition

Hans Swarowski International Conducting Competition

Hans Swarowski International Conducting Competition

Hans Swarowski International Conducting Competition

Hans Swarowski International Conducting Competition

Artist Faculty Concert of the Burgos International Music Festival. Schumann Piano Quintet performed by Susan Merdinger, piano Pasha Tseitlin, violin Gabriel Ariza Ureta, violin Linda Veleckis, viola Daniel Grab,cello

Susan Merdinger, piano and Nazar Dzhuryn, cello. Program to include Beethoven Sonata for Piano and Cello No.3, Schubert Arpeggione Sonata, and Schumann Fantasiestucke.

Recording session for George Tantchev's American Piano Concerto.

The Northbrook Symphony Orchestra under direction of Music Director Mina Zikri performs their Two Titans program featuring Schubert Ninth Symphony and Tchaikvosky's Piano Concerto No.1 with Susan Merdinger, Soloist .

Buffalo Grove, IL – Susan Merdinger and the Sheridan Solisti Chamber Orchestra are thrilled to announce their collaboration with Kingswood United Methodist Church of Buffalo Grove and Deerfield, Illinois, for an exciting series of concerts in the 2024-2025 season. The first concert, titled the “Festive Holiday Concert,” will feature the Sheridan Solisti Chamber Orchestra performing with the combined choirs of Kingswood United Methodist Church.

The concert program promises a diverse lineup of beloved holiday and classical selections, including pieces from Handel’s Messiah, featuring sopranos Cantor Stefanie Greene and Felicia Patton. Other highlights include Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and A Christmas Festival, Ilya Levinson’s A Hanukkah Medley, and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, with Susan Merdinger conducting from the piano. The evening will conclude with selections from Tchaikovsky’s cherished Nutcracker Suite.

Susan Merdinger performs Beethoven's Piano Trio Op. 70 No.2 with violinist Alexander Desitov and cellist Shmuel Magen as part of the Burgos International Music Festival Faculty concerts.

Susan Merdinger performs Brahms Sonata in A major for violin and piano with violinist Anat Malkin, and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for solo piano at the Burgos International Music Festival Faculty Concert.

MAKE MUSIC CHICAGO DAY- SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY SUSAN MERDINGER, PIANIST AND CONDUCTOR WITH THE SHERIDAN SOLISTI CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. WORKS BY DANZI, DVORAK, MOZART, GERSHWIN, ALTER, LEVINSON and BLOCH. ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THIS CONCERT IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY.

The Northshore Chamber Orchestra performs two concerts to celebrate Mother's day and Springtime! The orchestra will be led by Guest Conductor, Susan Merdinger. The Guest Soloists will be Nazar Dzhuryn, cello, and Steven Greene, piano. The ebullient and effervescent program will include Ernest Bloch's Concerto Grosso No.1 for Strings and Piano, Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, Dvorak's Rondo for Cello and Orchestra, and Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony No. 4. General Admission tickets are $15 and youth under age 18 can attend free with a paying adult.

The Northshore Chamber Orchestra performs two concerts to celebrate Mother's day and Springtime! The orchestra will be led by Guest Conductor, Susan Merdinger. The Guest Soloists will be Nazar Dzhuryn, cello, and Steven Greene, piano. The ebullient and effervescent program will include Ernest Bloch's Concerto Grosso No.1 for Strings and Piano, Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, Dvorak's Rondo for Cello and Orchestra, and Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony No. 4. General Admission tickets are $15 and youth under age 18 can attend free with a paying adult.

Susan Merdinger performs a solo recital entitled American Classics, featuring works by George Gershwin, Scott Joplin, Amy Beach, Earl Wild, and Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

Susan Merdinger performs an intimate Airbnb Experience Concert featuring her acclaimed program "Four Centuries of Variations" plus a 100th Anniversary Celebration of Gernshwin's Rhapsody in Blue!

Susan Merdinger performs her acclaimed Four Centuries of Variations plus a 100th Anniversary Celebration of Gerhswin's Rhapsody in Blue.