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Nicolò Umberto Foron is a German-Italian conductor whose talent has been recognized through significant accolades, including winning the prestigious “Donatella Flick” Conducting Competition in March 2023 and the International Conducting Competition “Jeunesses Musicales” in Bucharest in 2021. He currently serves as the Assistant Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Nicolò Foron has been featured multiple times on Classic FM, where his videos have garnered millions of views, and has also been named one of the 2025 “30 Under 30” artists. In recent years, Nicolò Foron has collaborated with a wide range of distinguished orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Staatskapelle Weimar, Opéra national de Montpellier, Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai (Turin), Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Opéra national de Lorraine, Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. In addition, he has led performances at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg with Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and made his debut at the Wiener Konzerthaus with the Wiener Kammerorchester. He has also conducted the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra on tour with Viktoria Mullova, as well as the Ensemble Intercontemporain and the Arktisk Filharmoni, with appearances at prestigious venues such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Die Glocke Bremen. In February 2025, he conducted both the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Barbican) and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (Musiikkitalo) performing a mix of world premieres and highly specialized repertoire. Further concerts have included the Bremer Philharmoniker, Cameristi della Scala, Odense Symfoniorkester, Euskadiko Orkestra (Basque National Orchestra), and the Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest.

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The 2025–2026 season sees Foron leading a dynamic series of performances at the MiTo SettembreMusica Festival and with orchestras such as the SWR Symphonieorchester, Orquesta de Extremadura, a tour with Orchestra Haydn, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, among others. He also returns to the Arktisk Filharmoni and the Cameristi della Scala.

Renowned for his versatility, Foron has conducted numerous world premieres, particularly with Ensemble intercontemporain, and excels in both symphonic and operatic repertoires. His operatic achievements include performances of The Marriage of Figaro (Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy), Hansel and Gretel (Staatskapelle Weimar), and Walter Kollo’s operetta Jettchen Gebert (Musikalische Komödie Leipzig), alongside premieres of contemporary Dutch operas.

Foron’s musical career began at an early age, studying conducting, composition, and piano, the latter being his first instrument. He trained with renowned pianists such as K.H. Kammerling and A. Ugorski and began studying conducting under Jorma Panula at the age of 10. His extraordinary abilities drew the attention of Bernard Haitink, who invited him at age 16 to take part in masterclasses at the Lucerne Festival. At the age of 16, Foron began formal conducting studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, followed by a master’s degree at the Royal College of Music and an Advanced Diploma in Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London, from which he graduated in 2021. He continues to perform as a concert pianist, often collaborating with his sister, violinist Mira Foron.

During the pandemic lockdown, Foron conducted the Noord Nederlands Orkest in a livestream and a CD recording featuring Jan-Peter de Graaf’s Cello Concerto, which earned him a nomination for the German Schallplatten Prize. In 2023, he was named Artist in Residence by German National Broadcasting, an honor that included both a concert and a CD recording with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. The CD will be published by Deutsche Grammophon/Avi in the summer of 2025.

Without the explicit approval of AMC Artists Management Company, the biography may not be used.

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About

Nicolò Umberto Foron is a German-Italian conductor whose talent has been recognized through significant accolades, including winning the prestigious “Donatella Flick” Conducting Competition in March 2023 and the International Conducting Competition “Jeunesses Musicales” in Bucharest in 2021. He currently serves as the Assistant Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Nicolò Foron has been featured multiple times on Classic FM, where his videos have garnered millions of views, and has also been named one of the 2025 “30 Under 30” artists. In recent years, Nicolò Foron has collaborated with a wide range of distinguished orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Staatskapelle Weimar, Opéra national de Montpellier, Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai (Turin), Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Opéra national de Lorraine, Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. In addition, he has led performances at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg with Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and made his debut at the Wiener Konzerthaus with the Wiener Kammerorchester. He has also conducted the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra on tour with Viktoria Mullova, as well as the Ensemble Intercontemporain and the Arktisk Filharmoni, with appearances at prestigious venues such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Die Glocke Bremen. In February 2025, he conducted both the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Barbican) and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (Musiikkitalo) performing a mix of world premieres and highly specialized repertoire. Further concerts have included the Bremer Philharmoniker, Cameristi della Scala, Odense Symfoniorkester, Euskadiko Orkestra (Basque National Orchestra), and the Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest.

Show more...

The 2025–2026 season sees Foron leading a dynamic series of performances at the MiTo SettembreMusica Festival and with orchestras such as the SWR Symphonieorchester, Orquesta de Extremadura, a tour with Orchestra Haydn, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, among others. He also returns to the Arktisk Filharmoni and the Cameristi della Scala.

Renowned for his versatility, Foron has conducted numerous world premieres, particularly with Ensemble intercontemporain, and excels in both symphonic and operatic repertoires. His operatic achievements include performances of The Marriage of Figaro (Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy), Hansel and Gretel (Staatskapelle Weimar), and Walter Kollo’s operetta Jettchen Gebert (Musikalische Komödie Leipzig), alongside premieres of contemporary Dutch operas.

Foron’s musical career began at an early age, studying conducting, composition, and piano, the latter being his first instrument. He trained with renowned pianists such as K.H. Kammerling and A. Ugorski and began studying conducting under Jorma Panula at the age of 10. His extraordinary abilities drew the attention of Bernard Haitink, who invited him at age 16 to take part in masterclasses at the Lucerne Festival. At the age of 16, Foron began formal conducting studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, followed by a master’s degree at the Royal College of Music and an Advanced Diploma in Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London, from which he graduated in 2021. He continues to perform as a concert pianist, often collaborating with his sister, violinist Mira Foron.

During the pandemic lockdown, Foron conducted the Noord Nederlands Orkest in a livestream and a CD recording featuring Jan-Peter de Graaf’s Cello Concerto, which earned him a nomination for the German Schallplatten Prize. In 2023, he was named Artist in Residence by German National Broadcasting, an honor that included both a concert and a CD recording with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. The CD will be published by Deutsche Grammophon/Avi in the summer of 2025.

Without the explicit approval of AMC Artists Management Company, the biography may not be used.

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Reviews

Foron conducted with clear vision and focus to the instrument groups

With Foron and the Orchestra the moments of tension and electricity lead to a at last very dancelike, almost carefree interpretation. Foron conducted with clear vision and focus to the instrument groups, sometimes almost over engaging . However the result justifies his attention to detail.

Badische Zeitung 2024 / Alexander Dick

Foron’s angular gestures complemented the music perfectly

Throughout the evening Foron’s angular gestures complemented the music perfectly. Something of a dance in itself.

The Guardian 2025 / Flora Willson

A delicious release from the ultra-precise rhythmic flurries of three pianos

Under rising-star conductor Nicolò Umberto Foron, its moments of freefall reverberation were a delicious release from the ultra-precise rhythmic flurries of three pianos, thunderous in their lower register.

Helsinki Philarmonic 2025 / Adventures in Music / Jari Juhanikallio

Nicolò as a conductor is very well prepared

Nicolò as a conductor is very well prepared and very attentive to the needs of the musicians and he has great communication skill, too. During the concert he is very concentrated but calm and composed. Nicolò has an excellent hearing and a great, natural musical taste.

Peter Eötvös 2023

Nicolò Foron managed everything with sovereign confidence

However, the sympathetic, red headed conductor Nicolò Foron managed everything with sovereign confidence and brought Carolin Widmann to the forefront in a generous way. Bára Gísladóttir’s Ós allowed the audience a breath of fresh air.

Helsinki Philarmonic 2025 / HS finland / Henrik Järvi

Foron was a revelation!

Foron was a revelation! I was on the edge of my seat during the Gran Partita, which bubbles out in a stream of joy anyway, but I’ve never heard it played so spontaneously, so excitingly – as though Mozart himself were conducting. He’s an extraordinary talent, his baton a wand. The beat is clear, the phrasing and colouring eloquently conveyed by fluid gestures and his dancing form. Inspired by Foron’s magic, the young players took us up into the heavens! Can’t wait to hear him again.

Tony Scotland 2023

Nicolò Foron managed everything with sovereign confidence

However, the sympathetic, red headed conductor Nicolò Foron managed everything with sovereign confidence and brought Carolin Widmann to the forefront in a generous way. Bára Gísladóttir’s Ós allowed the audience a breath of fresh air.

Helsinki Philarmonic 2025 / HS finland / Henrik Järvi

Foron conducted with clear vision and focus to the instrument groups

With Foron and the Orchestra the moments of tension and electricity lead to a at last very dancelike, almost carefree interpretation. Foron conducted with clear vision and focus to the instrument groups, sometimes almost over engaging . However the result justifies his attention to detail.

Badische Zeitung 2024 / Alexander Dick

Nicolò as a conductor is very well prepared

Nicolò as a conductor is very well prepared and very attentive to the needs of the musicians and he has great communication skill, too. During the concert he is very concentrated but calm and composed. Nicolò has an excellent hearing and a great, natural musical taste.

Peter Eötvös 2023

Foron’s angular gestures complemented the music perfectly

Throughout the evening Foron’s angular gestures complemented the music perfectly. Something of a dance in itself.

The Guardian 2025 / Flora Willson

Foron was a revelation!

Foron was a revelation! I was on the edge of my seat during the Gran Partita, which bubbles out in a stream of joy anyway, but I’ve never heard it played so spontaneously, so excitingly – as though Mozart himself were conducting. He’s an extraordinary talent, his baton a wand. The beat is clear, the phrasing and colouring eloquently conveyed by fluid gestures and his dancing form. Inspired by Foron’s magic, the young players took us up into the heavens! Can’t wait to hear him again.

Tony Scotland 2023

A delicious release from the ultra-precise rhythmic flurries of three pianos

Under rising-star conductor Nicolò Umberto Foron, its moments of freefall reverberation were a delicious release from the ultra-precise rhythmic flurries of three pianos, thunderous in their lower register.

Helsinki Philarmonic 2025 / Adventures in Music / Jari Juhanikallio

Contact

For Bookings, Inquiries, Media and further information please contact the general management

Worldwide general management

Artists Management Company Ltd.
Holbeinstrasse 31
Zurich CH-8008
Switzerland
www.artistsmanagement.com

Elisa Patria
Senior Director Conductors
+39 338 107 6426
ep@artistsmanagement.com

Giulia Santantonio
Associate Manager Conductors
+39 349 891 9308
gs@artistsmanagement.com

Nicolò stands between rows of chairs in an event room

Contact

For Bookings, Inquiries, Media and further information please contact the general management

Worldwide general management

Artists Management Company Ltd.
Holbeinstrasse 31
Zurich CH-8008
Switzerland
www.artistsmanagement.com

Elisa Patria
Senior Director Conductors
+39 338 107 6426
ep@artistsmanagement.com

Giulia Santantonio
Associate Manager Conductors
+39 349 891 9308
gs@artistsmanagement.com

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