Erik Nielsen (conductor)

Erik Nielsen (Iowa, 1977) is an American conductor. Nielsen studied harp at Juilliard School, then conducting at Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. He was Kapellmeister of Frankfurt Opera from 2008 to 2012, and was appointed chief conductor of the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra in 2015. Nielsen conducted the world premiere of Dai Fujikura’s opera-oratorio Solaris at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in 2015.[1][2]

References
  1. "Erik Nielsen | Welsh National Opera". wno.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. "ERIK NIELSEN, NEW CHIEF CONDUCTOR OF THE BOS – Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa". bilbaorkestra.eus. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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