Five string players and a string quartet join the cohort
As part of the announcement of its 2026–27 season, London’s Wigmore Hall has announced the 16 artists that will be joining its cohort of associate artists with five-year tenures. As part of the programme, they will be involved in commissions, inter-disciplinary projects, and collaborations ‘reflecting the breadth of today’s musical landscape’.
The string players joining the programme are violinist Daniel Pioro, violist Timothy Ridout, cellists Anastasia Kobekina and Abel Selaocoe, the Leonkoro Quartet, and multi-instrumentalist and violist Rhiannon Giddens.
The other new associate artists are Thomas Adès, Ambrose Akinmusire, Louise Alder, Boris Giltburg, Will Liverman, Harold López-Nussa, Anja Mittermüller, Jack Sheen, Peter Whelan, and The Gesualdo Six.
‘Following the festivities for the Hall’s 125th anniversary in May, the 2026–27 Season represents an important strategic step for Wigmore Hall and its future path,’ said Wigmore Hall director John Gilhooly CBE. ‘Our new partnerships and associate artists establish a strong collaborative framework for the years ahead in the wider cultural narratives of the UK and beyond.’
The upcoming season will also see performances by renowned string players including violinists Joshua Bell, Janine Jansen, Alina Ibragimova, Leonidas Kavakos, Viktoria Mullova, Christian Tetzlaff, Vilde Frang, Francesca Dego, and Tamsin Waley-Cohen.
Cellists featured will include Steven Isserlis, Sol Gabetta, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jean Guihen-Queyras, Tanja Tetzlaff, Pieter Wispelwey; as well as the Takács, Ébene, Belcea, Arcadia and Danish quartets. The United Strings of Europe will also present the world premiere of Misha Mullov-Abbado’s Violin Concerto.
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