NICHOLAS PHAN, tenor & CAIC artistic director
ARTIST WEBSITE: www.nicholas-phan.com
American tenor Nicholas Phan continues to distinguish himself as one of the most compelling young tenors appearing on the prestigious concert and opera stages of the world today. Praised by the Boston Globe as “one of the world’s most remarkable singers," Phan’s previous albums for Avie, Illuminations, A Painted Tale, Still Fall the Rain and Winter Words have all made many “Best of ” lists, including those of The New York Times, New Yorker, Toronto Star, Chicago Tribune and Boston Globe. His album Gods & Monsters, was nominated for the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. His growing discography also includes the Grammy-nominated recording of Stravinsky's Pulcinella with Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bach’s St. John Passion with Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire, Berlioz’ Roméo et Juliette with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony, an album of Bach’s secular cantatas with Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan, and the world premiere recording of Elliott Carter's orchestral song cycle, A Sunbeam's Architecture.
An artist with an incredibly diverse repertoire that ranges from Claudio Monteverdi to Nico Muhly and beyond, Mr. Phan appears regularly with many of the leading orchestras and opera houses in the world. Phan is also an avid recitalist and a passionate advocate for art song and vocal chamber music. He has been presented in recital and chamber concerts by Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Atlanta’s Spivey Hall, Boston’s Celebrity Series, and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. In addition to his work as artistic director of CAIC, he also has curated programs for broadcast on WQXR in New York and WFMT in Chicago, and served as guest curator for projects with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Apollo's Fire, Laguna Beach Music Festival, and San Francisco Performances, where he served as the vocal artist-in-residence from 2014-2018.
photo credit: Clubsoda Productions
An artist with an incredibly diverse repertoire that ranges from Claudio Monteverdi to Nico Muhly and beyond, Mr. Phan appears regularly with many of the leading orchestras and opera houses in the world. Phan is also an avid recitalist and a passionate advocate for art song and vocal chamber music. He has been presented in recital and chamber concerts by Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Atlanta’s Spivey Hall, Boston’s Celebrity Series, and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. In addition to his work as artistic director of CAIC, he also has curated programs for broadcast on WQXR in New York and WFMT in Chicago, and served as guest curator for projects with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Apollo's Fire, Laguna Beach Music Festival, and San Francisco Performances, where he served as the vocal artist-in-residence from 2014-2018.
photo credit: Clubsoda Productions
20 / 21 CAIC APPEARANCES
2020 Collaborative Works Festival - CONCERT I: Les Parisiennes
2020 Collaborative Works Festival - CONCERT II: Women of the Baroque
2020 Collaborative Works Festival - CONCERT III: Modern Women
2020 Collaborative Works Festival - CONCERT II: Women of the Baroque
2020 Collaborative Works Festival - CONCERT III: Modern Women