In February Nicholas conducts his first concerts and opera in situ as the Principal Guest Conductor of the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln. On 18, 19 and 20 February with the Gürzenich Orchester at the Cologne Philharmonie, and live-streamed…
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This week Nicholas Collon makes his debut conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, replacing Jaap van Zweden at two days’ notice. He will conduct Shostakovich Chamber Symphony, Bernstein Serenade with soloist Renaud Capuçon, and Beethoven…
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Nicholas makes his debut with the Salzburg Mozarteumorchester on 14 December at the Mozarteum Salzburg. He’ll conduct the orchestra in a programme of Mozart Piano Concerto No.22 with soloist Till Fellner and R. Schumann Six…
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November sees Nicholas make debuts with two major German symphony orchestras: his concert debut with the Bamberger Symphoniker and debut with the Dresden Philharmonic. On 5 and 7 November, he conducts the Bamberger Symphoniker at…
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Nicholas returns to the BBC Philharmonic on 21 October, conducting Beethoven Symphony No.5. Coupled with Sibelius’ Six Humoresques, starring acclaimed violinist James Ehnes, two works by Stravinsky show the orchestra’s different characters: Apollo, a subtly…
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Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra return to the Royal Festival Hall on 24 September 2017 for Why Birds Sing, a concert exploring birdsong and humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Featuring musical performance interwoven with…
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Nicholas Collon conducts the Aurora Orchestra in its Amsterdam Concertgebouw debut on 4 August. In the culmination of their Beethoven From Memory tour, which saw performances at the Cambridge Summer Music Festival and BBC Proms,…
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Nicholas Collon conducts the Aurora Orchestra at the BBC Proms for the eighth consecutive year on 22 July, in a trademark ‘from memory’ performance. This year, they take on Beethoven’s Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’, performed completely…
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It was announced on 15 June that Nicholas Collon will step up from Principal Conductor to be Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor of Residentie Orkest The Hague, effective September 2018 and rising to eight weeks…
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Nicholas returns to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for two concert on 8 and 9 June in Birmingham and Oxford respectively. He’ll conduct the same four-piece programme on both occasions: Sibelius King Christian II…
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