Suzaan Lambrechts joined the Johnman School of Music in January 2021. She is passionate about piano, music theory and accompaniment. Her teaching methods focus on the overall musical development of her students whilst establishing a good foundation of technique from a young age.

Suzaan was born and educated in Stellenbosch. During her school years, she appeared on the UNISA Roll of Honour for Outstanding Achievement in piano and organ on numerous occasions. As a student of Zorada Temmingh she was the category winner for organ in the National Youth Music Festival in 1990. She received her B.Mus (Musicology) cum laude with Piano Performance up to her third year (under Melanie Horne) and was awarded the Chancellor’s Stipendium as best music student for the year group 1991-1994 at the University of Stellenbosch. During this time she also held a position as accompaniment assistant at the US (where she accompanied strings, vocals and various brass instruments) and she was the organist at Stellenbosch Central Church. Suzaan taught music for 2½ years at  Stellenbosch High, during which time she completed her Hons.B.Mus (Music Education) cum laude. She was also awarded for her excellence as a teacher in music theory by UNISA during this time. Suzaan left Stellenbosch for London in 1998 where she worked for two years at St Marylebone’s School for Performing Arts. Here she taught A-level music and piano and accompanied instrumentalists and singers.

Suzaan’s career took an interesting turn whilst residing in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga from 2000-2020. As a mother of two young children she became aware of the need for the musical development of young children in town. She ended up setting a music business for preschool children. Over time this led to her conducting all 3 school choirs in town over a period of 10 years. These choirs won numerous awards at the Nelspruit Eisteddfod and at KykNet Sing in Harmonie. The Business Chamber of Lydenburg awarded her with a special individual award for her contribution to the cultural development of the town and for excellence in choir conducting.

Tel: 084 208 5500