Photo by Nicole Nodland, 2025

Suzie Collier

FRAM, LRAM, ARCM, GRSM, PGCE

Conductor, Violinist, Educator & Mentor
Sparking curiosity, connection & creativity

Suzie Collier FRAM is an internationally renowned conductor, violinist, and teacher, celebrated for her exceptional musical artistry and ability to inspire musicians and audiences alike.

Her recent conducting appearances include directing the Nashville and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestras, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Philly Pops, and the Britten Sinfonia, in collaboration with special guests such as Jacob Collier, Chris Thile and Take 6. She conducted recording sessions for Jacob Collier’s Grammy-nominated Djesse Vol. 4 album with the Metropole Orkest and for Stormzy’s orchestral version of Firebabe at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios.

As a violinist, Suzie has made guest appearances on Jacob Collier’s shows at the O2, Sydney Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, to name but a few. Through her creative platform Suzie Explores, she hosts immersive retreats for musicians and creatives, and was recently a featured guest at Jacob Collier’s Hideaway Retreat. She regularly gives masterclasses at leading institutions including the University of Michigan, Berklee Valencia, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Royal Academy of Music, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Musicians Institute. Suzie also hosts the Suzie Explores podcast, in which she has conversations with world-class musicians about music and life, including the late Quincy Jones, Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Nicola Benedetti, TwoSet and Steve Vai.

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the music profession, Suzie has been made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music.

Photo by Nicole Nodland, 2024

  • "Suzie Collier’s conducting was hypnotizing to watch. It was like a dance in which she used her whole self to embody the music and communicate it with the orchestra, overseeing the evening’s performance with poise and a tender awareness for all of the musicians on stage."

    Tom Step, UK Jazz News

  • “Suzie is an incredible artist and educator with a depth of musicianship that is becoming increasingly rare to find… She is loved, worshiped and appreciated. We are so grateful to have her in our lives”

    Quincy Jones, 28-time Grammy Award Winner, composer, producer and arranger

  • “To see the freedom of Suzie Collier’s conducting is both joyful and spellbinding. Her mellifluous movement generously and elegantly invites the viewer to escape their world for a moment and swoon in an audio-visual elixir of appreciation and bliss.”

    Steve Vai, three-time Grammy Award winner, guitarist and composer

  • “My dear mother has taught me more about music than almost anybody I can think of. Her musical sensitivity and mastery has shaped so much of who I am.”

    Jacob Collier, seven-time Grammy Award winner, Billboard

  • “Suzie understands so well what players need from a conductor. She is able to bring an emotional awareness of the notes and a joy to the process… We can’t wait to see her again”

    Gert-Jan Blom, Artistic Producer of the Metropole Orkest

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Suzie Explores podcast

SUZIE EXPLORES is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world.