IAIN BURNSIDE

Iain Burnside enjoys a unique reputation as pianist and broadcaster, forged through his commitment to the song repertoire and his collaborations with leading international singers. In recent seasons such artists have included Galina Gorchakova, Ailish Tynan, Lisa Milne, Rebecca Evans, Susan Bickley and Ann Murray, John Mark Ainsley, Mark Padmore and Andrew Kennedy, Roderick Williams and Bryn Terfel. He has a strong association with the Rosenblatt Recital Series.

His recording portfolio reflects his passion for British music. Naxos CDs include the complete songs of Gerald Finzi (Ainsley/Williams), together with Vaughan Williams, Ireland and Alwyn. For Signum he has recorded Tippett (Ainsley), Judith Weir (Tynan/ Bickley/Kennedy), F.G. Scott (Milne/Williams) and Herbert Hughes (Tynan). Other acclaimed Signum releases include songs of Beethoven, Liszt and Korngold. Forthcoming CDs feature Richard Rodney Bennett for NMC (Daneman/Bickley/Williams) and an Irish recital with Ailish Tynan (Signum).

Acclaimed as a programmer, Iain Burnside has devised a number of innovative recitals combining music and poetry, presented with huge success in Brussels and Barcelona. At the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he is Research Associate, staging specially conceived programmes with student singers and pianists. He has given master-classes throughout Europe, at New York’s Juilliard School and the Banff Centre, Canada.

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Role: Classical Artist
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