Schedule
The below schedule lists my upcoming events as a performer, conductor and presenter. For upcoming performances of my compositions, click here.
21st Century Female Composers: Australia
A program of works by living Australian composers Lisa Cheney, Mary Doumany, Natalia Mann & Katia Mestrovic, including prepared harp, solos and trios with Ariel Sol and Paul Nicolaou. The works are inspired by the Yoruba religion, spiders, the ‘dirty-beautiful,’ the Earth’s vibrations, and Greek modes and rhythms.
Presented by the American Harp Society and the World Harp Congress, in Toronto, Canada
Harp in Video Games: The Infinite Expansion of the Harp's Canonical Repertoire (One Harp World 2026)
Lecture-Recital presented by the American Harp Society and the World Harp Congress, in Toronto, Canada
Elemental Resonance | BOWRAL (2026 National Solo Tour)
Journey through earth, air, fire and water in Elemental Resonance—an immersive, multi-sensory solo harp experience. Created and performed by Sydney-based harpist and composer Paul Nicolaou, audiences will be invited to experience this all-Australian program through sight, sound, touch and smell. Designed for audiences of all ages, this performance has been curated with accessibility at its core.
Elemental Resonance | MELBOURNE #1 (extended) (2026 National Solo Tour)
Journey through earth, air, fire and water in Elemental Resonance—an immersive, multi-sensory solo harp experience. Created and performed by Sydney-based harpist and composer Paul Nicolaou, audiences will be invited to experience this all-Australian program through sight, sound, touch and smell. Designed for audiences of all ages, this performance has been curated with accessibility at its core.
This performance is an extended 70-minute recital program.
https://events.humanitix.com/elemental-resonance-melbourne-extended
Elemental Resonance | MELBOURNE #2 (2026 National Solo Tour)
Journey through earth, air, fire and water in Elemental Resonance—an immersive, multi-sensory solo harp experience. Created and performed by Sydney-based harpist and composer Paul Nicolaou, audiences will be invited to experience this all-Australian program through sight, sound, touch and smell. Designed for audiences of all ages, this performance has been curated with accessibility at its core.
https://events.humanitix.com/elemental-resonance-melbourne-afternoon
Elemental Resonance | HOBART (2026 National Solo Tour)
Journey through earth, air, fire and water in Elemental Resonance—an immersive, multi-sensory solo harp experience. Created and performed by Sydney-based harpist and composer Paul Nicolaou, audiences will be invited to experience this all-Australian program through sight, sound, touch and smell. Designed for audiences of all ages, this performance has been curated with accessibility at its core.
Elemental Resonance | SYDNEY #1 (2026 National Solo Tour)
Journey through earth, air, fire and water in Elemental Resonance—an immersive, multi-sensory solo harp experience. Created and performed by Sydney-based harpist and composer Paul Nicolaou, audiences will be invited to experience this all-Australian program through sight, sound, touch and smell. Designed for audiences of all ages, this performance has been curated with accessibility at its core.
https://www.aco.com.au/whats-on/2026/paul-nicolaou-elemental-resonance
Elemental Resonance | SYDNEY #2 (extended) (2026 National Solo Tour)
Journey through earth, air, fire and water in Elemental Resonance—an immersive, multi-sensory solo harp experience. Created and performed by Sydney-based harpist and composer Paul Nicolaou, audiences will be invited to experience this all-Australian program through sight, sound, touch and smell. Designed for audiences of all ages, this performance has been curated with accessibility at its core.
This performance is an extended 70-minute recital program.
https://www.aco.com.au/whats-on/2026/paul-nicolaou-elemental-resonance
Elemental Resonance | GOSFORD (2026 National Solo Tour)
Journey through earth, air, fire and water in Elemental Resonance—an immersive, multi-sensory solo harp experience. Created and performed by Sydney-based harpist and composer Paul Nicolaou, audiences will be invited to experience this all-Australian program through sight, sound, touch and smell. Designed for audiences of all ages, this performance has been curated with accessibility at its core.
Richard Tognetti: Mahler's Heavenly Life (ANAM)
HAYDN Symphony No. 52 in C minor (movement 1)
Johann Christian BACH Symphony in G minor, W.C 12, (movement 2)
HAYDN Symphony No. 52 in C minor (movements 3 and 4)
MAHLER Symphony No. 4 in G Major, op. 90
Australian Harp Fest: Mark 2 - Katia Mestrovic, Paul Nicolaou & Natalia Mann
Featuring music by Christopher Larkin, Katia Mestrovic, Nigel Westlake, Paul Nicolaou, Ross Edwards, Lisa Cheney and Natalia Mann
Requiem: Fauré and Mozart – Joubert Singers
MOZART Requiem in D minor, K.626
FAURÉ Requiem, Op.48
The Phantom of the Opera | Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global phenomenon returns on its 40th anniversary to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in a critically acclaimed spectacular.
The Firebird (The Sydney Youth Orchestra)
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)
Debussy’s Danses with the Eastern Sydney Chamber Orchestra
Featured soloist performing Debussy’s Harp concertante, Danse sacrée et danse profane, with the Eastern Sydney Chamber Orchestra
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)
Paul Nicolaou - Solo Recital
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)
Player Night: Hollow Knight and Silksong
Join us for an evening of gothic mirth and merriment as we celebrate Hollow Knight and Silksong.
https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/player-night-hollow-knight-silksong/
Manon | The Australian Ballet
Set to Jules Massenet’s haunting score as arranged by Martin Yates, Manon is a vivid production about escaping poverty and the price of true love.
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.
ANAM Orchestra Gala Concert with Asher Fisch
Join the ANAM Orchestra for an unforgettable Gala evening of stunning music-making, led by one of the most celebrated conductors of our time, Asher Fisch.
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.
