He was awarded the 2008 Arts Foundation Fellowship for conducting, from a list of twenty nominated British conductors.
[2] In April 2007, Collon conducted Mozart's The Magic Flute, directed by Samuel West, in Ramallah and Bethlehem, the first-ever staged opera production in the West Bank, and returned in 2009 with the same team for performances of La bohème.
[4] In June 2015, the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague announced the appointment of Collon as its co-principal conductor, effective 1 August 2016, for a minimum term of three years, with an estimate of 6 weeks of appearances per season.
[8] In February 2023, the FRSO announced the extension of Collon's contract as its chief conductor through the 2027–2028 season.
[10][11] Collon is married to flautist Jane Mitchell, creative leader of the Aurora Orchestra.