Nicolas recently earned his master’s degree from University of Southern California Thornton School of Music in the studio of Yura Lee. A 2023 alum of the Music Academy, he has since performed as inaugural violist with the Thornton Virtuosi Quintet and substituted in the New World Symphony. In 2023, he was a finalist in the Thornton Concerto Competition, received a fellowship from the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and was invited to teach a masterclass at the National University of Columbia. An avid Baroque musician, he has performed with the Fantasmi Baroque Ensemble and the Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra.