Ryan Wigglesworth Viola Concerto
Commissioned by Britten Pears Arts, supported by The Viola Commissioning Circle
World premiere 27 June 2026 at the Aldeburgh Festival with the Knussen Chamber Orchestra conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth
A new Viola concerto with a bright future... [the] Viola Concerto is beautifully composed for Lawrence Power... [and] cast a perceptible spell over the Snape Maltings Concert Hall.
It was all impeccably calculated to allow the viola... always to be in the foreground.
It's a concerto that deserves many performances.
Richard Morrison, The Times
Commissioned works
- Thomas Adès : Three Berceuses
- Gerald Barry : Viola Concerto
- Lockdown Commissions : Various Composers
- Anders Hillborg : Viola Concerto
- Kurt Schwertsik : "Haydn Lived in Eisenstadt" for Viola and Piano
- Cassandra Miller : Viola Concerto
- Ryan Wigglesworth : Viola Concerto
- Works written for Lawrence Power