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Nicolo Umberto Foron conducts the London Symphony Orchestra at LSO St Luke's

Nicolò Umberto Foron

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Nicolò Umberto Foron was named the winner of the 17th Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition in March 2023, becoming Assistant Conductor of the LSO for a year.

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’25-year-old maestro wins competition with explosive Berlioz in joyous finale … After beating out 80 other young maestros from across the UK and Europe, Foron said he was ‘ecstatic’ and thanked the ‘magnificent players of the London Symphony Orchestra’. Classic FM, Nov 2023

‘Thank you so much to the jury, to Donatalla Flick and to the magnificent players of the London Symphony Orchestra. It has been such a great week. I’m ecstatic.’ Nicolò Umberto Foron, Nov 2023

Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition

In 1990, Donatella Flick founded her Conducting Competition to offer much-needed support to young conductors at the start of their careers. She remains at the helm of the Competition working with a small team and in partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra to present the Competition every two years.

About the competition