Nicholas Hancox
Viola
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Assistant Principal
Nicholas is Assistant Principal Viola in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Nicholas joined the NZSO viola section in 2019 following almost seven years as principal violist of the Lübeck Philharmonic in Germany. His studies include a Concert Diploma from the School for Music and Theater in Munich with Hariolf Schlichtig, a Master of Music from the University of Michigan with Yizhak Schotten and a Bachelor of Music with honours from Victoria University with NZSQ violist Gillian Ansell.
During his time overseas, he participated in many festivals such as the Tanglewood Music Centre and Kneisel Hall (USA), Pacific Music Festival (Japan), as well as the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove (UK). As a chamber musician, he has given concerts in London, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Taiwan and tours for Chamber Music New Zealand and has collaborated with New Zealand composers Jack Body, Gareth Farr and Dylan Lardelli.
He is excited and privileged to be a member of the NZSO and contribute to the cultural life of his home country again.
What's On
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Beethoven Piano Concertos (1 & 5)
One Thousand and One Nights
NZSO Chamber Strings
Mozart's Gran Partita
Javier Perianes with NZSO Chamber Strings
ENZSO Celebrates
Elouan String Quartet
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Beethoven Piano Concertos (2, 3 & 4)
Madeleine Pierard Masterclass
Pre-concert Dinner - Beethoven 9
Isata Kanneh-Mason in Recital
Emerging Artists '27
Emerging Artists '26
Dvořák and Sibelius
Beethoven and Mozart
Summer Tour
Serenade
Messiah
Four Last Songs
Enigma
Elegance
Beethoven 9
Verdi Requiem
Todd Young Composer Awards
Tchaikovsky 5
Reverberate
Resurrection
Peter and the Wolf
Organ Recital with James McVinnie
Moonlit Brahms
Matariki Concert with Louis Baker
London Portraits
Kia Kotahi Beethoven
From the Canyon to the Stars
Fantastique
Electrify
Christmas Concert
Celtic Connections
Art of the Score: The Music of Joe Hisaishi
Anna Lapwood: Cosmology
Anna Lapwood Organ Recital
A Space Odyssey
