Schedule

The below schedule lists my upcoming events as a performer. For upcoming performances of my compositions, click here.



The Firebird (The Sydney Youth Orchestra)
Mar
14

The Firebird (The Sydney Youth Orchestra)

  • Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music (map)
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Featured composer in The Sydney Youth Orchestra’s first concert of 2026

Jessica WELLS, Emu in the Sky 
Grażyna BACEWICZ, Violin Concerto No. 3. Soloist: Harry Ward 
Bedřich SMETANA, The Moldau 
Paul NICOLAOU,but the sky is surely open’ (2022, orch. 2026; World Premiere)
Paul HINDEMITH, Symphonic Metamorphosis 
Igor STRAVINSKY, The Firebird (1919 suite)

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Highlands Music Collective - Australian Prisms
Feb
20

Highlands Music Collective - Australian Prisms

Australian Prisms brings together seven Australian composers who reflect music as a vivid spectrum of light and shadow, colour and perspective.

Stuart Greenbaum 9 Candles for Dark Nights
Andrew Ford Cradle Song
Anne Cawrse Sanctuary
Paul Nicolaou Between Darkness and Light
Nigel Westlake Beneath the Midnight Sun
Sally Greenaway I-M-O-G-E-N
Paul Nicolaou Night Shift (world premiere)

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Paul Nicolaou - Solo Recital
Nov
24

Paul Nicolaou - Solo Recital

  • Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music (map)
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Join me for a program of works ranging from French Romanticism to music from video games, alongside a group of incredible associate artists.

Austin WINTORY “Then were created the gods in the midst of heaven” from ABZÛ (2016, this version 2025)
Pierick HOUDY Sonata for Harp (1983)
Jacques IBERT Fantasie (1917)
Ross EDWARDS Arafura Dances, Concerto for Harp and Strings (1995, this version 2025)

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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra - Four Last Songs
Mar
29

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra - Four Last Songs

Richard Strauss Don Juan, Op 20
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No 2
Richard Strauss Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)
Ravel Bolero

TSO Chief Conductor Eivind Aadland leads the TSO and musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music, and Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg features.

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Elemental Resonance (Orange Chamber Music Festival 2025 - Cultured)
Mar
8

Elemental Resonance (Orange Chamber Music Festival 2025 - Cultured)

Elemental Resonance: A journey through the elements, exploring earth, air, fire and water with the colourful tones of the harp.

Commissioned by OCMF and developed by harpist and composer Paul Nicolaou, Elemental Resonance will introduce sensorial elements to enhance the audiences’ perceptions of sound, music and colour through his instrument.

This experience is recommended for children, young families, seniors and neurodivergent people. 

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