Iain Burnside

One of Britain's most popular musical personalities, Iain Burnside has a career that spans both performance and broadcasting. As a performer he is best known for his commitment to the song repertoire. Among artists with whom he has collaborated internationally are Susan Chilcott, Galina Gorchakova, Adrianne Pieczonka, Michelle de Young, Susan Graham, David Daniels and Bryn Terfel.

His broadcasting career covers both Radio and TV. As the presenter of Radio 3's weekly song slot Voices, he has been acclaimed as "the most innovative DJ on radio." He has also featured as pianist and presenter of BBC World Service's series The Music Party. Current projects include a highly-successful series of song CDs co-produced with black box music and BBC Voices. The first disc in the series - Schoenberg with Sarah Connolly and Roderick Williams - was extremely well received, and the second - Debussy with Lisa Milneand Susan Bickley - has just been released, also to much acclaim.  For the 2003 International Bath Festival Iain has devised a weekend of song, to be jointly presented by BBC Radio 3 and the Festival .

Iain Burnside is a professor at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has also given masterclasses at The Juilliard School, New York, the University of Michigan, London's South Bank Centre and the National Concert Hall, Dublin. With Edith Wiens he is co-director of a new summer programme at The Banff Centre, Canada: Song in Collaboration.