The FRSO musicians were unanimous in their decision to invite Collon to become the orchestra’s Chief Conductor and equally so about renewing his contract. ”We are really excited that the collaboration ...

It's one thing to launch an orchestra; it's quite another to make it a success at a time when orchestras are having to cope with cuts. But such is the achievement of 28-year-old Nicholas Collon, ...

Nicholas Collon’s reading of Deryck Cooke’s 10th symphony version was a reminder that it deserves canonical status Since Simon Rattle conducted it in 1980 during his first season as the orchestra’s ...

We’re used to hearing Firebird played by lavish symphonic forces. But whatever Aurora’s slimmed-down rendering may have lacked in opulent upholstery it more than made up for in silky string textures, ...

This live recording of The Dream of Gerontius is a vibrant new interpretation by the young British conductor Nicholas Collon. Well known as the founder and Principal Conductor of the Aurora Orchestra, ...

At the age of 33, conductor Nicholas Collon has proved himself a musical adventurer; for this Philharmonia concert, given the vague title “Pre-war soundscapes”, he showed that he can also handle core ...