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Nicholas Koo smiling, wearing light suit and holding conductor's baton..

Nicholas Koo

conductor

Nicholas Koo is a Korean-American conductor who has appeared with the Chicago Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Colorado Symphony and Utah Symphony. He made his debut with the Chicago Symphony in their MusicNOW series in March of 2025, and debuted with the Minnesota Orchestra the previous year. He has collaborated with renowned soloists including Emanuel Ax, Hélène Grimaud, Jörgen van Rijen and Hilary Hahn, with whom he led Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

Koo has assisted conductors such as Donald Runnicles, Fabien Gabel and Marin Alsop, and was featured conducting the St. Louis Symphony during Leonard Slatkin’s 80th birthday celebration. A 2023 Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award recipient, he was selected from over 300 applicants to join Riccardo Muti’s Italian Opera Academy in Ravenna, working on Verdi’s Requiem and continuing his mentorship with Muti during the maestro’s final season as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.