NICHOLAS HOLLAND

Nicholas Holland won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 16 to study under Florence Hooton, Derek Simpson and Douglas Cummings. After concluding his studies with First Class Honours, he subsequently achieved first prize at the coveted Jacqueline du Pre Award.

 

At the age of 19, Nicholas became principal cellist of the Italian Toscanini Orchestra where he remained for a year before moving on to tour the world as principal cellist and soloist of the Heidelberg Kammerorkester.

 

Nicholas is a keen chamber musician, having recorded for EMI and been a member of the English String Quartet for nine years. Now in his twenty second year as a member of the Balanescu Quartet, he tours the world, performing in such venues as the Sydney Opera House, La Scala and the Queen Elizabeth and Royal Festival Halls.

 

Nicholas has recorded for films from ‘The Mission’ to ‘Harry Potter’, for TV dramas such as ‘Emma’,’The Crown’ and ’Victoria’ and as soloist for the recent movies ‘Brighton Rock’ and ‘Dorian Gray’. He recently recorded the entire soundtrack for the drama ‘Bodyguard’ on his own design of electric cello.