Susanna Pell studied music at The University of York and viol with Jordi Savall at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. She has been a member of the highly acclaimed viol consort Fretwork for twenty years, with whom she has made numerous albums, including Purcell: Complete Fantazias (Winner of the Baroque Instrumental Gramophone Award 2009 : Editor’s Choice, Classic FM Magazine July 2009); Birds on Fire - Jewish Music for Viols (Gramophone Magazine: September 2008—Editor’s Choice) and many others.