Bio

Niklas  holds degrees in violin performance and orchestral conducting from  Royal College of Music in Stockholm and University of Michigan. He studied conducting with Glenn Mossop, B Tommy Andersson and Kenneth Kiesler. He has participated in masterclasses with Sir Simon Rattle, Jorma Panula, Simone Young, Thomas Søndergård and Gian Luigi Zampieri. He has conducted orchestras in Sweden, USA, Germany, Italy and Spain. Niklas has premiered dozens of pieces by living composers and he has worked with two of Sweden's leading new music groups: Norbotten NEO and KammarensembleN. Niklas has a particular interest in opera. He has been assistant conductor at the Royal Swedish Opera and att Norrlandsoperan in Umeå. He is founder and the artistic director of the newly started opera festival Opera på Österbybruk and he has conducted every summer since 2015 at Höga Kusten Opera, including performances of Cavalleria Rusticana, Suor Angelica and Dido and Aeneas.

Niklas has varied repertoire, including the standard works for symohony orchestra and smaller ensembles as well as a good knowledge of the main opera repertoire. He also has a special interest in and knowledge of American, Scandinavian, Russian and Czech music.