Biography - Nicolas Absalom
Described by the Rheinische Post as “spirited and musically uncompromising”, Belgo-British pianist Nicolas Absalom is regularly invited to perform throughout Europe as both a soloist and chamber musician. Through his close engagement with historically informed performance practice and carefully conceived programmes, he has developed a distinctive and versatile artistic profile.
His concert activity has taken him to venues including the Berliner Philharmonie, the Palau de la Música Catalana, the Museu Pau Casals in El Vendrell, St James’s Church Piccadilly and Steinway Hall London, as well as the Blauwe Zaal at DeSingel Antwerp and Studio 4 at Flagey Brussels.
As a soloist, he has collaborated with orchestras including the Jenaer Philharmonie, the Symphony Orchestra of the Hochschule für Musik Dresden, the Siegfried Camerata and the Music of the Spheres Ensemble.
Nicolas has also appeared at festivals such as the Berliner Festspiele, Festival Musicorum Brussels, the Klevischer Klaviersommer, the Euregio Rhein-Waal Music Festival, the International Young Talents Festival in Cannes, Fremtidens Lyd Stevns in Denmark and the Passion:SPIEL Festival of the German National Theatre in Weimar.
Born and raised in Brussels, Nicolas began his musical education at the Académie d’Ixelles before joining the class of Prof. Johan Schmidt at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels as a Young Talent at the age of thirteen. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar with Prof. Christian Wilm Müller. He also gained important artistic impulses in chamber from members of the Jerusalem Quartet, Artemis Quartet and Fauré Quartet.
He is currently completing his Master’s degree in Piano Performance at the Berlin University of the Arts in the class of Prof. Björn Lehmann. From September 2026, he will continue his studies on the prestigious Artist Diploma programme at the Royal College of Music in London.
His musical development has further been enriched through masterclasses with artists including Klaus Hellwig, Janina Fialkowska, Kevin Kenner, Dmitri Alexeev and Cédric Tiberghien.
Nicolas Absalom is a recipient of support from the Internationale Musikakademie Liechtenstein, the Thomas Harris International Piano Foundation and the Deutschlandstipendium. He is currently supported by the Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation, the Fondation Clavarte and the Paul-Hindemith-Gesellschaft Berlin.
“[…] der belgische Pianist Nicolas Absalom, der seine Zuhörer mit der vollen Bandbreite an Dynamik verzauberte und Werke von Mozart, Schumann oder Mendelssohn darbot.”
“[…] Belgian pianist Nicolas Absalom, who enchanted his audience with the full range of dynamics in works of Mozart, Schumann or Mendelssohn.”