Nicholas will conduct the Residentie Orkest in two concerts in the Netherlands this month. They will perform two concert of French music by Debussy, Fauré, Ravel and Saint-Saëns at Zuiderparktheater Den Haag on 23 August and at the…
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Nicholas returns to conduct the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne in three concerts at the Kölner Philharmonie this month. They will perform Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra, Schnittke’s Viola Concerto with soloist Lawrence Power and R. Strauss ‘Alpine’ Symphony on…
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This month Nicholas conducts the Aurora Orchestra in three concerts across the UK with a programme featuring a new work by Max Richter entitled Journey (CP1919) to be performed in the dark, and Thomas Adès’ Violin…
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Fresh from the announcement that Nicholas will become Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in September 2021, he leads them in a concert on 17 May at the Helsinki Music Centre, performing Ravel Piano…
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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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