Nicholas Milton

Nicholas Christopher Milton (born 1967 in Sydney) is an Australian conductor and violinist.

Career Milton has three brothers and all three studied violin with Gillian McIntyre. Prior to his career as a conductor, Milton was concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and violinist for the Macquarie Trio, performing with pianist Kathryn Selby.

Milton has served as chief conductor of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and the Willoughby Symphony in Australia, and the Orchestra of the State Theatre of Saarland (Saarländisches Staatstheater) in Germany. He has been permanent guest conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and principal conductor of the Croatian Chamber Orchestra. Milton is scheduled to conclude his tenure with the Göttinger Symphonieorchester at the close of the 2026/2027 season.

Awards and honours Milton's awards include the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, the New York Master's Award in Conducting, and the Gold Medal from the Sleider International Violin Competition. Milton received the 2014/15 College of Music Distinguished Alumni Award from Michigan State University. In 2015, he was invited by the Australian prime minister to join the Australia–Germany Advisory Group. In 2016 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), "for significant service to the arts, particularly to classical orchestral music performance, as a musician, conductor and artistic director".

Milton was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award in the category Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for conducting the recording with Joseph Moog of Piano Concertos by Edvard Grieg and Moritz Moszkowski.