Milton studied violin with Gillian McIntyre, Robert Pikler and Harry Curby, graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
He accepted a scholarship at Michigan State University, where he studied violin, conducting, music theory, and Eastern philosophy.
[3] Prior to his career as a conductor, Milton was concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and violinist for the Macquarie Trio,[4] performing with pianist Kathryn Selby.
[5] In 2016 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), "for significant service to the arts, particularly to classical orchestral music performance, as a musician, conductor and artistic director".
[7] Milton was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award in the category, Best Classical Instrumental Solo, for his recording with Joseph Moog of Piano Concertos by Grieg and Moszkowski.