Nicco has been studying cello since the age of 14 when he began taking lessons with
Joseph Kimura. He has participated in the NYSSMA festival where he was invited to the All
State orchestra in 2015. He was principal cellist of Gemini Youth Orchestra (2014-2015), a
member of the Long Island Youth Orchestra (2015-2016) and assistant principal of the New
York Youth Symphony for his final year as a part of the orchestra (2016-2018). While a part of
the Long Island Youth Orchestra he won the top prize given in their Senior Scholarship
Competition. He has also participated in many summer festivals and chamber music programs,
such as Kinhaven Music School, Brevard Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival,
New York Youth Symphony's Chamber Program and Stony Brook's Precollege. Nicco is
currently a cello performance major at the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music studying
under professor Julia Lichten.
Joseph Kimura. He has participated in the NYSSMA festival where he was invited to the All
State orchestra in 2015. He was principal cellist of Gemini Youth Orchestra (2014-2015), a
member of the Long Island Youth Orchestra (2015-2016) and assistant principal of the New
York Youth Symphony for his final year as a part of the orchestra (2016-2018). While a part of
the Long Island Youth Orchestra he won the top prize given in their Senior Scholarship
Competition. He has also participated in many summer festivals and chamber music programs,
such as Kinhaven Music School, Brevard Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival,
New York Youth Symphony's Chamber Program and Stony Brook's Precollege. Nicco is
currently a cello performance major at the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music studying
under professor Julia Lichten.