Ryan Wigglesworth Forges Ever-Closer Relationship with Britten Pears Arts

Having enjoyed a long and productive relationship with Britten Pears Arts in Snape, it has now been announced that Ryan Wigglesworth will be featured artist in the 2026 Aldeburgh Festival. He will be involved in a wide range of opera, concert and chamber performances as composer, conductor and pianist involving the two orchestras with whom he is closely involved – the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Knussen Chamber Orchestra – including semi-staged performances of Pelléas et Mélisande and the world premiere of his Viola Concerto commissioned by Lawrence Power. Britten Pears Arts have also announced Ryan Wigglesworth’s appointment as Artistic Direcor of a new Summer Academy, which will take place at Snape in August 2026, and as Associate Director of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme.

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