British–Sri Lankan pianist and conductor Avishka Edirisinghe joins the Jette Parker Artists Programme in the 2026/27 Season. A graduate of Imperial College London and the Royal College of Music, he holds degrees in Physics and Music Performance and a Master’s in Collaborative Piano and Conducting. As an accompanist, he has won prizes in all RCM song competitions and the Pianist’s Prize at the Kathleen Ferrier Competition at Wigmore Hall. In his final year at RCM, he was appointed Assistant Chorus Director Fellow at English National Opera, later serving as Acting Chorus Master, where he prepared productions including Carmen, Akhnaten and The Dead City. Following his time at ENO, he studied for a year as a Mascarade Opera Emerging Artist in Florence, performing at Teatro La Fenice, Venice and Teatro della Pergola, before later returning to the UK to work as a répétiteur, Assistant Conductor and Assistant Chorus Master at Glyndebourne and Garsington.