After studying both piano and violin at the Royal College of Music, Nick Davies embarked on a career as both a Musical Director and Conductor.

As a guest conductor, Nick has worked with numerous European orchestras, including, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Hallé, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sonderjyllands Symphony Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Kungliga Filharmonikerna, Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra.  He has moderated and conducted light classical and Christmas concerts nationwide for Raymond Gubbay and performs regularly with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; his extensive recordings with the latter include compilations of classic rock hits, a Disney collection, films scores and two of the latest releases from their “Here Come The Classics” series.

Nick Davies began his career in Musical Theatre in 1986. He held the position of Musical Director for the Fundacion Comedia Musical in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 1988-1990. Since then his West End Credits include, Martin Guerre, Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, Annie Get Your Gun, Fred Astaire – his Daughter's Tribute, Phantom of the Opera and My Fair Lady. For Les Misérables, he has worked as both Musical Director in the West End and Musical Supervisor in Germany, Finland and Belgium, and also toured Scandinavia in its concert version. For Grange Park Opera he conducted Cole Porter’s Anything Goes to critical acclaim. He was Musical Director and conductor for the world premiere of the Disney/Cameron Mackintosh production of Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre, London, and was Musical Director for the 2006 production of Evita at the Adelphi Theatre, London.

Work abroad includes the final concert of the Macau International Music Festival with the Orchestra of the Central Opera Company of Beijing and the San Carlos Choir from Lisbon. Nick Davies was the Musical Director of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella for the New York City Opera production, which was performed in Japan, and gave the world premiere of Garbo-The Musical at Oscars Theatre in Stockholm.  He supervised and opened Miss Saigon, Evita, Three-penny Opera, Beauty and the Beast and The Producers in Helsinki, and toured Scandinavia conducting West End International’s Another Kind of Magic in the autumn 2007. Nick is a regular guest with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and has conducted them for the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.

Nick is a guest conductor of Friday Night is Music Night and has adjudicated for 'Voice of Music Theatre', also for BBC Radio 2. He is very much in demand by solo artists with whom he extensively records individual albums. Nick Davies currently resides in Spain.

July 2008