Nicholas McRoberts

Nicholas Owen McRoberts (born 16 January 1977) is an Australian composer and conductor[1][2][3] of classical music. He studied music in Australia,[4] before moving to Paris, France where he lives today.

Nicholas McRoberts, Sofia 2022

His Symphony No. 1 “From the Old World” was premiered by the Sofia Philharmonic on the 27th of August 2022 with the composer conducting.[5][6]

His "Adagio for Strings" was commissioned for the Nürtinger Chamber Orchestra and first performed on November 14, 2021, conducted by Friederike Kienle.[7] It was written during the Covid lockdowns and recorded with the Janaček Philharmonic in March 2021.[8] The French première was given by the Ensemble Orchestral de Biarritz, conducted by Yves Bouillier in July 2022.[9][10][11][12]

In September 2019 he was named conductor of the Orchestre Démos du Grand Verdun [13][14][15] with the Philharmonie de Paris.[16][17][18][19][20] In 2021, the Philharmonie commissioned a new work, "Ozeano", which will be premiered at La Cité de la Musique in June 2023.[21][22]

In 2018 he was named artistic director of Opéra Montmartre in Paris.[23]

In 2017 he collaborated with the French choreographer Nawel Oulad[24] on a ballet Les Tisseuses de Silence and a duo Femme au Piano for the Semaine de la Danse in Paris[25] which were performed in the Festival Les Aliennes[26] and the Festival Appel de la Lune.[27]

His Violin Concerto was recorded in 2017 with the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra.

His operas include "Lyon" (2016) premiered by the Ruse State Opera[28] in July 2016,[29][30] and "Nera" (2017) adapted from the play "Devojka Modre Kose"[31] (The Girl with the Midnight Blue Hair) written by the Serbian playwright Vida Ognjenović.

His composition "Festival Fanfare"[32] was the recipient of the 2002 OpenBook Award for Sacred Music.

His works are published by Halcyon Publications in Paris.