Jaren Ziegler - Violist

​About

Named a Classical FM 2025 Rising Star, Jaren Ziegler won the BBC Young Musician Strings Final in 2022 aged 16, becoming the first violist in the competition’s history to do so. In the Grand Final, he performed Walton’s Viola Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. This led to concerto performances with the London Mozart Players, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Royal Orchestral Society, Stamford Chamber Orchestra, Purcell School Orchestra, Schubert Ensemble, Bishop Stortford Sinfonia, Albion Orchestra, Opera North Youth Orchestra, Bristol Symphony Orchestra, Oxford Chamber Orchestra and the London International Concert Orchestra as well as recitals including Cheltenham Festival, Bath Festival, Lammermuir Festival, Oxford Coffee Concerts and St Georges Bristol. 

Upcoming concert highlights include YCAT’s 40th Anniversary at Aldeburgh Festival, Berlioz’s Harold en Italie at the last night of the Proms at St Judes, and Vaughan William’s Piano Quintet at Wigmore Hall. 

In 2023, Jaren participated in the Verbier Festival Academy Soloist Programme and the Kronberg Academy Festival Masterclasses, where he was chosen by Tabea Zimmermann to perform in the ‘Entdeckungen-Konzert’. He is a member of the international string ensemble, LGT Young Soloists and has performed at Wigmore Hall, Brahms-Saal Musikverein, Victoria Hall Singapore, Royal Festival Hall and Philharmonie Luxembourg. Jaren has been honoured to work with artists including Sini Simonen, Elena Urioste, Ben Goldscheider, Ryan Wigglesworth, Trio Concept and the Heath Quartet.  

Recent competition first prizes include the Peter Morrison Concerto Competition at the Junior Royal College of Music and Bromsgrove Young Musicians’ Platform. Jaren was also the youngest participant in the 2021 Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition.  

Jaren came to the Junior Royal Academy of Music at the age of 8 where he studied with Jacky Woods for 10 years.

He is currently a first year student at the Royal Academy of Music studying with Hélène Clément. He has participated in numerous masterclasses including with Tabea Zimmermann, Timothy Ridout, Antoine Tamestit, Nobuko Imai and Lawrence Power. 

Jaren is grateful to YCAT for their generous support in their aftercare scheme for BBC Young Musician finalists. He plays a Stefano Scarampella viola, kindly loaned to him by the Beare’s International Violin Society.