Nicholas Christopher Milton (born 1967 in Sydney) is an Australian conductor and violinist.

Career

Milton studied violin with Gillian McIntyre,

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and Harry Curby, graduating from the

Sydney Conservatorium of Music The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (SCM) — formerly the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music, and known by the moniker "The Con" — is the music school of the University of Sydney. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious music ...

. He accepted a scholarship at

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...

, where he studied violin, conducting, music theory, and Eastern philosophy. He lectured at

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and the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

, and was artist-in-residence at the

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.Bernadette Cruise, "Prom conductor a master of many musical parts", ''

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'', 10 January 2001, p. 10 Milton is known for his work as chief conductor of the

Canberra Symphony Orchestra Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is the professional orchestra of the Australian Capital Territory based in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. History Officially formed on 14 March 1950 and registered as an amateur ensemble, the C ...

and Willoughby Symphony in Australia, and the Orchestra of the State Theater of Saarland (Saarländischen Staatstheater) in Germany. He is Permanent Guest Conductor of the

Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Croatian: Zagrebačka filharmonija) is a Croatian orchestra based in Zagreb. The orchestra gives its concerts principally at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall and at the Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb. Hi ...

and is principal conductor of the Croatian Chamber Orchestra. Since 2018 he has been Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Göttinger Symphonie Orchester. Prior to his career as a conductor, Milton was concertmaster of the

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is a South Australian orchestra based in Adelaide, established in 1936. The orchestra's primary performance venue is the Adelaide Town Hall, but the ASO also performs in other venues. It provides the orchest ...

and violinist for the Macquarie Trio, performing with pianist

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Awards and honours

Milton's awards include the Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Award, the New York Master's Award in Conducting, and the Gold Medal from the Sleider International Violin Competition. Milton won the 1999 Symphony Australia Conductor of the Year Competition and was a prize-winner in the Lovro von Matačić International Competition of Young Conductors. In 2001 he was awarded the

Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or g ...

, "For service to Australian society and the advancement of music". Milton won the 1999 Symphony Australia Conductor of the Year Competition and was a prize-winner in the Lovro von Matačić International Competition of Young Conductors. He also received the 2014-15 College of Music Distinguished Alumni Award from Michigan State University. In 2015, he was invited by the Australian Prime Minister to join the Australia-Germany Advisory Group. In 2016 he was appointed a

Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...

(AM), "for significant service to the arts, particularly to classical orchestral music performance, as a musician, conductor and artistic director".It's an Honour: AM
. Retrieved 24 May 2016 Milton was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award in the category, Best Classical Instrumental Solo, for his recording with Joseph Moog of Piano Concertos by Grieg and Moszkowski.

Personal

Milton has three brothers and all studied violin with Gillian McIntyre.

External links

Nicholas Milton website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milton, Nicholas Living people 1968 births Australian male classical violinists Concertmasters Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni Juilliard School faculty Boston University faculty Members of the Order of Australia 21st-century Australian conductors (music) 21st-century Australian classical violinists 21st-century Australian male musicians