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Hannah Bishay

Hannah Bishay

Associate Artist Manager

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General management with Askonas Holt

Partner Manager:
Sarah Bruce (Trio Balthasar)

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About Iain

Thanks to prolific careers both as pianist and award-winning broadcaster, Iain is one of the UK’s best-known musicians.

Iain has worked with a broad roster of international singers: Dame Margaret Price, Rosa Feola, Ailish Tynan, Joyce DiDonato, Laurence Brownlee, Roderick Williams, and Bryn Terfel, among many others. He has recorded more than 60 CDs, often created around neglected composers, where his curatorial skills are displayed to the full. He is a great champion of young singers, playing a crucial role in introducing them to a wider audience. Recent highlights include a Rachmaninov Song Series at Wigmore Hall with outstanding Slavic singers, following his acclaimed Delphian recordings of Rachmaninov and Medtner. Other Delphian collaborations range from Schubert Lieder to songs from each of Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland.

Innovative programme planning has led Iain to expand his concert work into a hybrid form of music theatre, creating staged work around Brahms (Shining Armour), Wagner (The View from the Villa) and Gurney (A Soldier and a Maker). He has broadcast extensively on both radio and TV, notably as host of BBC R3’s acclaimed Voices series.

In addition to a long association with London’s Guildhall School, Iain is Visiting International Artist at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin. Competitions where he has served as a jury member include Concours Reine Elisabeth in Brussels, Busoni and Honens piano competitions and Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. He is Artistic Director of the Ludlow English Song Weekend and Artistic Consultant to Grange Park Opera, Surrey.

Listen to a selection of Iain’s collaborations here on Spotify.

Iain is based in United Kingdom

Representation

General management with Askonas Holt

Partner Manager:
Sarah Bruce (Trio Balthasar)

Follow Iain

Season Highlights

Dec 2023
Wigmore Hall, London
Recital with Roderick Williams broadcast as part of BBC R3 Live Lunchtime series
Jan 2024
Wigmore Hall, London
Second recital in the Rachmaninov Song Series where singers and a violinist join in this continuing survey of Rachmaninov’s musical world. Kristina Mkhitaryan soprano; Andrey Zhilikhovsky baritone; Michael Foyle violin; Iain Burnside piano
Mar 2024
Opernhaus Zürich
Recital with Rosa Feola at Opernhaus Zürich

Press

  • Rachmaninov Song Series

    Wigmore Hall, London
    Apr 2024 - Jun 2024
    • Iain Burnside’s “accompanying” was astonishing in that he was able to lead by basically staying in the wings. Never did he try to cast a shadow on his singers, but if one listens carefully one realizes that he is the one controlling the mood, the tone and the way to poem is realized. Yes, I say that because there was something very intellectual in the way he played, expressive and colourful as it was. He knew the structure of the music very well and was able to shape it the way he wanted to, coaxing the singer along with his deep understanding of the musical form.