Nicholas Phan

Nicholas Phan is a lyric tenor who has performed internationally with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and others. He grew up in Ann Arbor, MI where he attended Greenhills School, then he studied voice at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, then the Manhattan School of Music before working in the Houston Grand Opera Studio. Mr. Phan has released two albums, "Winter Words" and "Still Falls the Rain" wherein he performs the music of Benjamin Britten. Both albums have been critically acclaimed. He received a Grammy nomination for his recording of Stravinksy's Pulcinella with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Pierre Boulez.

Phan is the founding artistic director of Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/arts/music/the-tenor-nicholas-phan-talks-of-britten-and-social-media.html?_r=0

Nicholas Phan website
Nicholas Phan blog
Musical Toronto.org Review: Nicholas Phan Embodies the Perfect Benjamin Britten Tenor
SF Chronicle: CD review: 'Winter Words,' Britten


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