THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Devised by Iain Burnside and featuring singers and pianists from
the Royal Irish Academy of Music and The Juilliard School

Do you suffer from an excess of Pride? Or is Gluttony your downfall?

An outstanding array of young singers and pianists, under the expert stewardship of pianist Iain Burnside, take a look at the Seven Deadly Sins in song and poetry. In a programme ranging from Wrathful Benjamin Britten to Envious Johannes Brahms, from Lustful Jake Heggie to Greedy Judith Weir, no-one can accuse these artful artists of Sloth!

Interweaving roles as pianist and award-winning broadcaster with equal aplomb, Iain Burnside is also a master programmer with an instinct for the telling juxtaposition. His previous work for the Academy, Ten Thousand Miles Away, Drums and Guns, and Open Your Eyes and Tell Me What You See has been described as “a triumph of ambition” (The Sunday Business Post) and “a stirring program outside of the usual” (Voce di meche).On this occasion, he will work with exceptionally gifted musicians from RIAM and The Julliard School ahead of performance in Dublin and New York in spring 2026.

A preview concert with Academy students in October 2025 will give audiences a chance to see this new work develop in real time.