Starting the cello with Pierre Masson, Nicolas studied at the “Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique” of Paris and graduated as a cellist in the class of Klaus Heitz.
He played for several years with the “Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire” in France, conducted by by Hubert Soudant and Isaac Karabtchevsky, also the orchestra “La Chambre Philharmonique” conducted by Emmanuel Krivine, and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lan Shui.
In September 2008, he joined the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.