Over the coming season, Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan – “one of the world’s most remarkable singers” (Boston Globe) – balances opera, concert and recital performances with curatorial and educational activities. On the curatorial front, he launches his season…

“Fresh from performances as the Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Hong King Philharmonic under the baton of Jaap van Zweden, three-time Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan – “one of the world’s most remarkable singers” (Boston Globe) – sings the same role with the same conductor leading the New York Philharmonic this spring (March 23–25). He also returns to the Dallas Symphony…”

“Two-time Grammy nominated tenor Nicholas Phan is “one of the world’s most remarkable singers” (Boston Globe), and the coming season showcases his artistry in music ranging from masterworks of the Classical and Baroque to new song cycles composed expressly for his voice. He returns to the New York Philharmonic under Jaap van Zweden for Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (March 23–25); joins Boston Baroque..”

WQXR celebrated AAPI Heritage Month with a program of works composed and performed by artists of Asian descent. Performers included the celebrated tenor Nicholas Phan and pianist Myra Huang, who performed works on the theme of immigration and migration…Click to watch the video!

Watch Nick’s 2019 performance in the title role of Handel’s ‘Jephtha’ with Boston Baroque!

“In this production he sang with great beauty and tenderness; his Jephtha starts off as a noble commander and morphed into a memorable portrait of spiritual disintegration — his fatal vow and bravado end up destroying his world.”

– The Arts Fuse

This week's episode of WQXR’s Carnegie Hall Live features a 2012 recording of Bach’s St John Passion performed by the the choir La Chapelle de Quebec with Canadian ensemble Les Violons du Roy, conducted by founder Bernard Labadie.

Nick appeared on WFMT’s Listening to Singers with OIiver Camacho for an interview and a survey of some of his recordings as part of the show’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month programming:

Of Greek and Chinese heritage, Nicholas Phan is one of the few male Asian singers to have broken through the world of classical music as a performer and recording artist. The Grammy-nominated tenor joins Oliver to talk about identity, championing art song, and to remember countertenor Brian Asawa.

On December 6, 2020 at 8pm Central, WFMT will re-broadcast Nick’s 2018 performance of G.F. Handel’s Messiah with the Chicago Symphony, conducted by Matthew Halls.