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Nicholas Collon

p, org, vl, *1983 GB
Musician / Conductor of Classical

Nicholas Collon (born 1983) is a British conductor.A viola player, pianist and organist by training, Collon played viola in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYOGB). He studied at Eton and was an organ scholar at Clare College, Cambridge. One of his conducting mentors was Sir Colin Davis, and Collon has served as an assistant conductor to Sir Mark Elder.In June 2015, the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague announced the appointment of Collon as its co-principal conductor, effective 1 August 2016, for a minimum term of 3 years, with an estimate of 6 weeks of appearances per season.

     
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Organ
  • Viola
Popular Tracks   
Copland: Appalachian Spring: VII. Variations on a Shaker Hymn. Doppio movimento on Road Trip by Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon
Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op. 26: Amen - Instrumental on Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi by Gerald Finzi, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto on Beethoven: Violin Concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, Nicola Benedetti, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza: Benedetti & Marsalis) on Beethoven: Violin Concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, Nicola Benedetti, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza: Benedetti & Limonov) on Beethoven: Violin Concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, Nicola Benedetti, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon
Couperin: Les Baricades mistérieuses on Insomnia by Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon
Love's Labour's Lost, Op. 28: 1. Soliloquy 1: So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not - Instrumental on Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi by Gerald Finzi, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon
Introit, Op. 6 on Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi by Gerald Finzi, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon
Dies Natalis, Op. 8 - Arr. Sheppard: 5. The Salutation - Instrumental on Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi by Gerald Finzi, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon
Copland: Appalachian Spring: I. Very Slowly on Road Trip by Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Haydn-Ligeti: Concertos & CapricciosShai Wosner, Nicholas Collon, DR RadioSymfoniOrkestret2016Album
Introit (The Music Of Gerald Finzi)Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon, Amy Dickson, Nicolas Fleury, Thomas Gould, Tom Poster2016Album
Symphony No.10 / The Dharma At Big SurPhilip Glass, John Adams, Chloë Hanslip, Aurora Orchestra, The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Nicholas Collon, Eric Stern2016Album
NiwaRamon Humet, London Sinfonietta, Nicholas Collon2012Album
Seeing Is BelievingNico Muhly, Thomas Gould, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon2011Album
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