Lunchtime Concert: Nicholas Novicki

Nicholas graduated from the University of York in Music in 2006 and was awarded the
Charles Heywood scholarship for a Masters in Performance at the Royal Northern College of
Music, where he appeared in a masterclass with Phillipe Cassard, performed in the RNCM
Ravel Festival and as soloist with the RNCM Wind Orchestra. After achieving a distinction in
performance, Nicholas was awarded the Clifton Helliwell Memorial Prize for Piano.
Nicholas has played concertos with symphony orchestras in Northumberland and York;
worked alongside members of the Northern Sinfonia in chamber music workshops and has undertaken repetiteur work for the National Youth Music Theatre and the University of York choir. Having performed extensively as soloistthroughout the region, he has appeared at the Empire Theatre, Blackburn, in the Young Artists Platform Concert as partof the University of York’s 2006/07 concert series and as soloist in an RNCM Spotlight concert.As a conductor, Nicholas has directed the Chimera Ensemble including performances of the music of Claude Vivierand the world premiere of a work by Kong-Yu Wong.