Ian Potter Cultural Fund
One Harp World 2026
Paul Nicolaou - Creative Portfolio (January 2026)
1. Harp Performance
a) Performing as featured soloist, Ross Edwards’ Concerto for Harp & Strings Arafura Dances (1995, arr. Paul Nicolaou, 2025)
24 November 2025, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
c) Performing as Principal Harp of the Australian Youth Orchestra, The Meaning of Trees by Andrew Ford (2020)
15 December 2022, Melbourne Town Hall
2. Concert Composition
b) ‘but the sky is surely open’ (2022) for chamber orchestra by Paul Nicolaou
23 April 2022, Hanson Dyer Hall, Ian Potter Southbank Centre
c) Between Darkness and Light (2024) by Paul Nicolaou, performed by Paul Nicolaou (harp) & Vivian Choi Milton (piano), dedicated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service
7 September 2024, Wollongong Town Hall
a) προχωρώ (prochoró) (2024) for violin, bassoon & harp by Paul Nicolaou, performed by Alexandra Osborne (violin), Matthew Kneale (bassoon) and Louis Dulbecco (harp).
Commissioned by ABC Classic
3. Video Game Repertoire Engagement
c) ‘Lake Hylia’ from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by Toru Minegishi arranged by Paul Nicolaou, performed by Paul Nicolaou as part of solo sensory concert Elemental Resonance
8 March 2025, Orange City Library Central West Libraries
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b) ‘Greenpath’ from Hollow Knight by Australian composer Christopher Larkin, arranged by Paul Nicolaou, performed by the Sydney Conservatorium Harp Ensemble
21 September 2023, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
b) Performing as featured soloist, Claude' Debussy’s ‘Danse sacrée et danse profane’ (1905) accompanied by the Sydney Youth Orchestra (2023)
27 August 2023, ACO On The Pier (The Neilson)
a) ‘Then were created the gods in the midst of heaven’ from ABZÛ by Austin Wintory arranged by Paul Nicolaou, performed by Paul Nicolaou (solo harp)
24 November 2025, Sydney Conservatorium of Music