Originally from Poland, Zuzanna Edmonds graduated with a Master’s degree from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where she studied with Prof. Janusz Kucharski and Maria Orzechowska. She continued her studies at the University of Stavanger with Jan Bjøranger.

During her time in Warsaw, she built a varied freelance career, performing with ensembles including the New Chamber Orchestra and Sinfonia Iuventus. A dedicated chamber musician, she was a member of the Esmus Quartet, participating in the 2008 Movimenti di Quartetti festival and competing in the Premio Paolo Borciani Competition in Reggio Emilia. She also performed with the Chopin Piano Quintet, finalists of the 2009 International Competition in Lugano.

Zuzanna has performed internationally across Europe and Asia, with appearances in Germany, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Iceland, Romania, Greece, Ukraine, South Korea, and China. She was awarded the Special Scholarship from the Austrian Cultural Centre in Warsaw in both 2011 and 2012. In 2013 she served as concertmaster of the I, Culture Orchestra. In 2015, Zuzanna joined the Ulster Orchestra, where she plays in the first violin section.

Alongside her orchestral work, she has been closely involved in the orchestra’s education programme, Crescendo, and has performed in the On Your Doorstep chamber music series. She is also a founding member of the Rove Ensemble, a group dedicated to bringing chamber music to wider audiences. Zuzanna’s freelance career includes work with ensembles such as the Philharmonia Orchestra, RSNO, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Hard Rain Ensemble, and Northern Ireland Opera. Passionate about community engagement, she has served since 2023 as Leader of the Studio Symphony Orchestra, an amateur orchestra based in Belfast.

She performs on a modern violin by Alberto Cassutti, funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.