Nicholas joins the National Symphony Orchestra as assistant conductor to Gianandrea Noseda in their three-week tour of Spain, Germany and Italy.

Programs include:

BERG: 3 Pieces for String Orchestra from the Lyric Suite Lyric Suite

BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (Seong-Jin Cho, piano)

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"

KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (Hilary Hahn, violin)

SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great"

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 4

SIMON: Concerto for Orchestra (co-commission)