About
Jan Walter Susskind (1 May 1913 – 25 March 1980) was a Czech-born British conductor, teacher and pianist. He began his career in his native Prague and travelled to London in March 1939 when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia. He worked for substantial periods in Australia, Canada and the United States, as a conductor and teacher.
Discography
Albums
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Invitation to the Waltz
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Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Silent Woods & Other Orchestral Works (Remastered 2024)
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The Planets
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Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto (Remastered 2024)
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Má Vlast
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The Messiah (The Original Manuscript)
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Grosse Komponisten und ihre Musik 44: Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra Op. 30 / Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche Op. 28 / Don Juan Op. 20
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Chout / Lieutenant Kijé Suite
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National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain 50th Anniversary
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Hary Janos Suite / Dances
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Konzert für Violine und Orchester a-Moll, op. 53 / Romanze, op. 11 / Mazurka, op. 49
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Messiah
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Violin Concerto in D, op. 35
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Handel's Messiah Complete
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Aaron Copland: Essential Works
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Unheard
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Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33
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Dvořák:Cello Concerto / Silent Woods / Rondo / Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture
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Copland: Appalachian Spring / Gould: Spirituals for String Choir and Orchestra
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Violinkonzert E-moll, op. 64 / Bruch: Violinkonzert no. 1 G-moll, op. 26
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Also Sprach Zarathustra
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Concerto en la mineur, Op. 54 / Concerto N° 3 en do majeur, Op. 26
Compilations
Links
Conductor position
Also known as
Walter Susskind · Walter Sussking
Tags
- british conductor
- british pianist
- conductor
- pianist
- teacher
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0a1f00fa-a3bc-48aa-8af5-5fcb4cfb90ca
- ISNI
- 0000000110331098
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.