The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra announced today that Nicholas will become their next Chief Conductor, starting September 2021. He will conduct 10 minimum weeks a season for an initial contract of three years, with an…
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The programme for the 125th BBC Proms season has been announced and Nicholas and the Aurora Orchestra will perform of Berlioz Symphonie fantastique in two concerts on 12 September. They will perform the work from memory with immersive, theatrical staging. Alongside an evening…
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Nicholas dedicates April to the Aurora Orchestra in two characteristically eclectic projects. Collon and the Orchestra first perform on 5 April at Kings Place when they premiere New York composer Missy Mazzoli’s double-bass concerto Darkness with…
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Nicholas makes his debut with the Orchestre National de Lyon this month having recently debuted with the Orchestre National de France. The programme on 23 March showcases his varied interests, coupling Sibelius Symphony No. 7 with Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, Franck…
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In March, Nicholas returns to the Residentie Orkest to lead concerts across the Netherlands. He conducts Rachmaninov Symphony No.3 as well as Dvořák Waldesruhe and Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme with cellist Kian Soltani….
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On 2nd February, Nicholas makes his Tokyo (and Japan) debut, conducting the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra in their main series at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, with a programme of Stravinsky Pulcinella and The Firebird Suites…
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Nicholas and the Aurora Orchestra will perform a special “Viennese New Year” concert at St George’s, Bristol on 30 December and again at Kings Place, London on 31 December. They will play works by Mozart…
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Nicholas joins the Guerzenich Orchester in the pit at Oper Köln to conduct Britten’s Peter Grimes from 25 November 2018. The production is directed by Freddy Wake-Walker, and there are further performances on 28 and 30 November and 2,…
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This week, The London Evening Standard named Nicholas in their The Progress 1000: London’s most influential people 2018, stating that he has “made indelible mark with his virtuoso Aurora players.” He will conduct the Aurora Orchestra at King’s Place…
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On 21 September, Nicholas will conduct the Residentie Orkest in a concert featuring the ever-popular Elgar Enigma Variations and Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto performed by the American violinist, Stefan Jackiw. The concert, which will take place…
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