Since her debut appearence at eleven years old with pianist Pascal Rogé, which described her as "the most natural musical talent I have encountered in my entire life as a musician and teacher", Vanessa has been playing with orchestras as the Berliner Symphoniker, the Muenchner Symphoniker, the Edmonton Symphony and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra. Her performance of Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini with the Westfalen Philharmonie electrified critics, with Der Westen commenting on "her dazzling powers of young virtuoso". In 2004 Yuri Bashmet awarded her the Elba Festival Prize inviting her to perform under his baton on several occasions. More recently Vanessa received the first Award of the Festival Pietrasanta in Concerto as an outstanding young talent, where she performed conducted by Michael Guttman.
Internationally renowned for her performances of Stockhausen's Klavierstuecke, Vanessa met the composer for the first time in 2006. Following her recording of Klavierstuecke I-IV featured in a Radio3 documentary, by the renowned music critic Mario Bortolotto, Vanessa was invited by the composer himself to study with him in Germany. Since that time till the unexpected death of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Vanessa has been working closely with the famous composer, receiving much critical acclaim and prizes for her interpretations.