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On July 30, Nicholas conducts the BBC Philharmonic in the world première of Anna Clyne’s The Gorgeous Nothings featuring the Swingles as soloists. This will be followed by Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony, with soloists Steven…

This album follows the orchestra’s critically acclaimed series of recordings of the Polish composer’s music. Featuring the Concerto for Orchestra, Novelette and Partita for Violin (with Christian Tetzlaff)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Nicholas Collon win the Gramophone Award for Contemporary Classical Music for their disc of music by Lotta Wennäkoski. ‘Lotta Wennäkoski’s music is a coat of many vivid colours. This recording of…

The Times **** “Following a survey of her solo piano music, the dashing pianist Peter Jablonski now offers her two concertos, with lively support from the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Nicholas Collon. The…

Nicholas Collon, conductor Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (evangelist) Christina Landshamer, soprano Arttu Kataja, bass-baritone (Jesus) Thomas Bauer, baritone Hugh Cutting, countertenor Magnus Dietrich, tenor Helsinki Chamber Choir, comp. Choir of Nils Schweckendiek Tapiola, comp. Pasi Hyökki Find…

Aurora’s performances at the BBC Proms and Helsinki Festival receive outstanding reviews. Listen back on BBC Sounds (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001q14r). A film of the Helsinki performance will be coming later in the year. To memorise…. and to…

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In March 2023, Aurora will tour to Munich, Heidelberg, Bristol, London (Queen Elizabeth Hall) and Printworks (London), with a programme featuring Beethoven’s 5th Symphony (from memory) alongside the 4th Piano Concerto (Jan Lisecki) and a…

In the Autumn of 2021, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra together with its new chief conductor, Nicholas Collon, arranged a Thomas Adès festival in Helsinki devoted to the British composer’s music in addition to works by…