Nicholas Collon

Conductor Nicholas Collon co-founded and served as artistic director of the Aurora Orchestra, an ensemble known for its innovative presentation and programming. His fresh approach has led to posts with major orchestras in his native Britain and abroad. Collon was born on February 7, 1983, in London. He trained as a violist, pianist, and organist, playing the viola in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. Collon attended the prestigious secondary school Eton College and then went on to Clare College, Cambridge, as an organ scholar, an organist who receives a scholarsh...