Nicholas Phan

American tenor Nicholas Phan is increasingly recognized as an artist of distinction, performing an incredibly diverse repertoire that spans nearly 500 years of music. Phan appears regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies, and he is an avid recitalist, as well as a passionate advocate for art song and vocal chamber music. A celebrated recording artist, his albums Stranger, Clairières, and Gods & Monsters were all nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album, and he is the first singer of Asian descent to be nominated in the history of the category.

Sought after as a curator and programmer, Phan is the host and creator of BACH 52, a web series examining the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He has created programs for broadcast on WFMT and WQXR and has served as a guest curator for projects with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Bravo! Vail Music Festival, San Francisco Opera Center, and San Francisco Performances, where he was an artist-in-residence from 2014 to 2018. Phan’s programs often examine themes of identity and highlight underrepresented voices, and in 2010, he co-founded the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago, an organization devoted to promoting underserved repertoire.