Meg Burstow is a Berlin-based Australian session pianist with classical training and a strong jazz foundation. Known as a versatile, sensitive, and reliable collaborator, she works across jazz, musical theatre, cabaret, pop, and interdisciplinary performance, with experience spanning styles from salsa to Indian fusion.
Her stage work includes musical direction for Women in Voice at Brisbane Powerhouse, large-scale tribute productions featuring the music of Neil Diamond, Adele, Joni Mitchell, and David Bowie, and major musicals including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Strictly Ballroom, and Mamma Mia. In 2024, she was engaged by Queensland Ballet as a Collaborative Pianist.
Alongside theatre and MD work, Meg performs regularly as a solo jazz pianist and corporate events musician, with clients including Queensland Government, QANTAS, Queensland Ballet, and Griffith University. As a session musician, she has collaborated with artists such as James Morrison, Casey Donovan, and Mark Holden, and has performed internationally in venues ranging from Munich to regional Queensland.
Meg is also an experienced accompanist and educator, with over a decade of experience working with choirs and soloists, supporting singers and instrumentalists in rehearsals, recordings, performances, exams, and competitions.
She is the 2018 recipient of the Conservatorium Medal from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.