Nicholas Young is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, and is currently undertaking doctoral studies at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. He has concertised as pianist throughout Australia, New Zealand and Europe, winning major prizes in numerous national and international competitions, and performed concerti with the West Australian, Queensland, Adelaide and Willoughby Symphony Orchestras. Outside of performance, Nicholas has a keen interest in musicological research, especially 20th- and 21st-century piano repertoire and its composers, and alongside academic writing has prepared notes for various concert programs and CDs.
A celebration of composer, soloist and orchestral excellence in an eclectic, if slightly eccentric, gala opening program to launch the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's 2018 season.
Pitch-perfect Bartók by Ibragimova and a boldly expansive reading of Shostakovich's Fifth by Hrůša made for an insightful evening's reflection on musical early modernity.
Under Benjamin Northey's baton and Kristian Chong's fingers, Bizet's Carmen Suite and Saint-Saëns' Second Piano Concerto dazzle, but it's Elgar's Sospiri and Enigma Variations that truly made the evening.
Egarr, Bezuidenhout and the MSO are the perfect match in this celebration of Mozart's wit and genius, delivering historically grounded and exhilarating interpretations of treasured favourites.
Outstanding solos, orchestral discipline and novelties in musical arrangement made for another quality symphonic experience from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
An evening of heavy-hitting, late Romantic symphonic and operatic repertoire by Bruckner and Wagner that was rich in artistry, if a little overwhelming for some.
