Nicholas Carter

It is early days, but Nicholas Carter seems to tick all those boxes as the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s new incoming Principal Conductor. Judging by his career so far, the 30 year-old is just on the threshold of making a rather big name for himself in the conducting world, and the ASO is the lucky beneficiary. In terms of opera alone, the Melbourne-born conductor has directed more performances than many others twice his age.

Graham Strahle

Principal Conductor Nicholas Carter, who is based in Berlin, says Milliken and Clifford were brought into the fold because the “work they are doing is of the highest order” rather than their international postcodes.

David Knight