Nicholas McRoberts

Nicholas Owen McRoberts (born 16 January 1977) is an Australian composer and conductor of classical music. Career He studied music in Australia, before moving to Paris, France where he lives today. In 2023 he founded Opéra Biarritz with the support of the city and acts as their artistic and musical director. Their original adaptation of La traviata received widespread praise. With Opéra Biarritz he has since conducted its New Year’s concert and, in April 2026, a charity concert with the Basque choirs Oldarra and Itsasoa in aid of the restoration of Biarritz’s Sainte-Eugénie church. In 2023 he conducted the Orchestre Demos Orchestre de Paris at the Philharmonie in Paris and was subsequently named as conductor for the 2024/2025 season. His Symphony No. 1 “From the Old World” was premiered by the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra on 27 August 2022 with the composer conducting. His Adagio for Strings was commissioned for the Nürtinger Chamber Orchestra and first performed on 14 November 2021, conducted by Friederike Kienle. It was written during the Covid lockdowns and recorded with the Janáček Philharmonic in March 2021. The French première was given by the Ensemble Orchestral de Biarritz,