A native to Dresden, Susanne Branny received her early musical training in her home city, where she studied at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music. In 1990 she became concertmaster of the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, in the same year joining the ranks of the Staatskapelle’s first violin section.

As a chamber musician she regularly performs with Cappella Musica Dresden and the Dresden Barocksolisten. Susanne Branny is a founder member of the Dresden Kapellsolisten and since 2000 has been the ensemble’s concertmaster.