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Andrew plays on a Platinum body with 14k gold mechanism handmade Miyazawa flute.
Andrew Robert Nicholson was born in Hampshire, England in 1970. He was introduced to the flute at the age of eight by Robin Soldan and later went on to be taught by Clare Southworth and Janet Alexander.
At the age of thirteen he won the National Music for Youth Woodwind prize at the London Festival Hall, and was also regional finalist in the Shell L.S.O completion in 1984 in London.
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In 1985. Andrew was awarded a scholarship to study at the world famous Chethams School of Music where he performed regularly with the schools’ various orchestras and ensembles.
Whilst at Chethams, he won the Orchestral price and several Concerto prizes. He was successful in obtaining the Craxton, Ian Fleming and Martin Musical Trust awards and was also winner of the National Baroque Festival. In 1987 he was a finalist in the B.B.C Young Musician of the Year competition.
Andrew went on to continue his musical education, in 1989, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (RNCM), It was during this time that he won several major scholarship and concerto awards including the Malcolm Sargent Award and was a regular soloist with the RNCM Chamber Orchestra. He also made a concerto appearance with James Laugran and the London Mozart Players.
Whilst at Music College, Andrew began his professional career working with the B.B.C Philharmonic Orchestras. He was appointed Principal flautist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992, where he gave regular solo and concerto performances. His concerto appearances included the Mozart Flute Concerto in G, conducted by David Atherton, the Mozart flute and harp concerto, with harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and the Rodrigo Flute Concerto with Mathius Bamert. He also directed and performed Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2. in 1998, he was awarded the title of Artist of the Month at RTHK Radio, for whom he performed a series of solo recitals; also that year he performed Nielsen’s Flute Concerto with the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra.
1999 saw Andrew’s return to England with his appointment as Principal flautist with the Halle Orchestra in Manchester. In 2000 Andrew performed the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto, conducted by Kent Negano, and appeared as a soloist at the Bridgewater Hall as part of the Lunchtime Recital Series. He performed both the Nielsen Concerto and Mozart Flute Concerto in G with the Halle Orchestra conducted by Thierry Fisher, and it was as a result of these performances that Andrew was asked to record the Nielsen Flute Concerto with the Halle and Mark Elder CBE, Andrew is a frequent guest principal with many top British orchestras including Opera North, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia, London Symphony Orchestra, Academy St. Martins-in-the-Field, English Chamber and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
In 2002, Andrew moved t o London after accepting the position of Principal flute with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Since his move to London, Andrew has toured extensively with the orchestra and has also given masterclasses and recitals at the Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music. He has recently recorded a solo CD of John Rutter’s music with John Rutter and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and has also recorded the Mozart flue concerto in G major.
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