Sandy Burnett – biography

Sandy Burnett enjoys a varied career that embraces conducting, broadcasting,
playing double bass, and communicating his passion for music across many
musical styles.

His conducting credits include a complete cycle of Bach cantatas as well as
work with the Southbank Sinfonia, the Guildhall Big Band, Tallis Chamber
Orchestra, the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal
National Theatre and in London’s West End where he spent many years as
musical director.  

Sandy’s new radio series for RTÉ Lyric FM, Great Moments in Classical Music,
recently won silver in the Specialist Music category of the Irish PPI Radio
Awards. He spent a decade as one of the core team of music presenters on BBC
Radio 3.  Committed to spreading the love for classical music, he regularly
leads lecture trips for Martin Randall Travel, Kirker, and ACE Cultural
Tours, and gives classical music appreciation classes at the Idler Academy.