Nicholas is one of Petroc Trelawny’s Maestro’s to watch in this year’s BBC Proms. Here’s what he had to say about him:
“The traditional format of overture-concerto-symphony is seldom heard at an Aurora Orchestra concert. The young ensemble is shaking up the classical scene. Early music is programmed alongside new work from Nico Muhly and Anna Meredith, and players share the stage with capoeira performers, dancers and video projections. Yet Aurora concerts are not about gimmickry, the music always comes first. Thirty-one-year-old Nicholas Collon leads the orchestra he co-founded with university friend Robin Ticciati (now Glyndebourne music director). He is in demand to guest with major symphony orchestras in Britain and abroad. As charming as he is talented, Collon is at the front of a rich pack of young British conductors.
(Aurora Orchestra, Prom 41, Aug 16)”
Read the full article here.
On 20 July Nicholas also leads Aurora in ‘Jitterbug’ at LSO St Luke’s. They will be joined by swing band Man Overboard and Swing Patrol in an evening of Paganini, Rameau, Stravinsky, Gershwin and swing! Click here for full details.