Accompanist and solo pianist James Baillieu has been one of the most highly regarded artists in his field since completing his studies with top honors in 2007. He has performed and recorded as an accompanist to both singers and instrumentalists of the top rank. Baillieu has collaborated with top singers, including Ian Bostridge and Kiri Te Kanawa, as well as instrumentalists such as the Elias and Heath Quartets. Baillieu made his recording debut in 2013, backing tenor Ben Johnson in Britten's The Canticles. Baillieu returned in 2022 as accompanist to baritone Benjamin Appl on Appl's recording of Schubert's Winterreise, D. 911.