The European Suzuki Association Limited (ESA)  was established in 1980 to: 'further Dr Shinichi Suzuki's approach to education in Europe.'

ESA is a company limited by guarantee, registered in the UK. Its Directors represent all its member countries See list of Board members below

The European Suzuki Association is the umbrella organisation for national Suzuki Associations in Europe, and also for the time being for Suzuki associations in Africa and the Middle East.

The ESA has been granted the sole rights to the Suzuki name in those areas by the International Suzuki Association, who is the owner of the copyright. Only qualified teachers who belong to ESA member associations have the legal right to call themselves 'Suzuki teachers'.
 

At present there are twenty-one national associations who are full members of the ESA. To be a full member a national association must have a constitution approved by the ESA, sign a 'name agreement sub-licence' with the ESA , and have an approved teacher training programme. Associations which fulfil all other criteria but do not yet have a teacher training programme may become associate members of ESA. At present there is one associate member, which is Greece.

Prospective new associations and interested individuals in areas without a national association are invited to contact the ESA office.

The European Suzuki Association is one of the regional associations belonging to the International Suzuki Association. For details of other regional associations, please click on Links

 

The European Suzuki Association:
 

Administrative Office

Birte Kelly, ESA
Stour House, East Bergholt,
Suffolk CO7 6TF, England
e-mail link

 

The Board of the European Suzuki Association

Honorary President: Eleonore Fürstin zu Salm-Salm

Elected September 2008 (Deputies in brackets)

Chairman: Dr Haukur F. Hannesson

Deputy Chairman: Koen Rens
Honorary Treasurer: Marianne Rygner
Hon Secretary: Martin Rüttimann

Instrumental Directors:
Violin: Marianne Rygner (Christophe Bossuat)
Piano: Kasia Borowiak (Christine Magasiner)
Cello : Ruben Rivera (Annette Costanzi)
Flute: Anke van der Bijl (Marja-Leena Mäkilä)

Country Directors:
BELGIUM: Koen Rens (Anne-Marie Oberreit)

CROATIA: Marko Madjaric
DENMARK: Marianne Rygner (Tove Detreköy)
ESTONIA: Karmen Kääramees (Sirje Subbe-Tamm)
FAROE ISLANDS: Samal Petersen (Jakku Heinesen)
FINLAND: Marja Olamaa (Raimo Päivilainen)

FRANCE: Christophe Bossuat
GERMANY: Kerstin Wartberg (Friederike Wilckens)
G. BRITAIN: Sue Thomas (Grant Mead)

GREECE: Lina Tskklanganou
HUNGARY: Miklos Kiraly (László Kennessey)
ICELAND: Mary Campbell (Adalheidur Matthiasdottir)
IRELAND: Trudy Byron-Fahy
ITALY: Marco Messina (Elio Galvagno)

LITHUANIA: Terese Varnauskiene (Deja Aukstalnyte)
NORWAY: Anne-Berit Halvorsen (Brita Skärby-Vindenes)
NETHERLANDS: Anke van der Bijl (Huub de Leeuw)
POLAND: Michal Gawronski (Anna Kajetanowicz)

SOUTH AFRICA: Anne Naylor (Betsie Meyer)
SPAIN: Ana Maria Sebastian (Karmele Cendoya)
SWEDEN: Sven Sjögren (Leif Elving)
SWITZERLAND: Martin Rüttimann

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The European Suzuki Association (ESA), London, a Company Limited by Guarantee No 1476933.

Registered Address and Secretary of the Association, T. C. Constable, Esq, Weld and Beavan, 32 Little Park Gardens, Enfield EN2 6PF, England