Jaap van Zweden has been appointed Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. He will take on the position during the 2026-27 season, following Mikko Franck, who has been music director since the 2015-16 season. Van Zweden is the outgoing New York Philharmonic Music Director, where he began his tenure in 2018. He announced he would step down {…}
Jaap Van Zweden has been named Music Director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. The 61-year-old Dutch conductor will begin in his new position in 2024 and will be with the orchestra for an initial five years. He will succeed Osmo Vänskä, who will conclude his tenure with the orchestra in 2022. In a statement the conductor said, “Seoul is one {…}
The New York Philharmonic’s Music Director Jaap van Zweden will leave his post at the end of the 2023- 24 season. The New York Times first reported the story noting that the pandemic made the conductor “rethink his life and priorities.” Van Zweden said, “It is not out of frustration. It’s just out of freedom.” In the interview the conductor {…}
(Credits: Simon van Boxtel / Sasha Vasiljev / Berliner Festspiele official website) Conductor Jaap van Zweden will return to the Royal Concertgebouw in the famed NTR Saturday series to conduct Beethoven’s only opera “Fidelio.” Van Zweden, who turns 60 on Dec. 12, will lead the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dutch Radio Choir in the presentation of Beethoven’s operatic {…}
(Credit: Kjell Reben Strom / Albert Comper) The Hong Kong Philharmonic has announced its 47th anniversary season. For this article, the focus will be on vocal performances. Jaap van Zweden conducts Beethoven’s Leonore Overture and Symphony No. 9. The concert will also include the Taipei Philharmonic Chorus. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 3, 2020 Elisabeth Teige, Simon O’Neill, Matthias Goerne, {…}
Following the New York Philharmonic’s recent decision to cancel the organization’s fall season of performances, Music Director Jaap van Zweden has donated $500k to the NY Phil Plays On Emergency Fund. The donation is the single largest one received by the fund, which has currently raised around $3 million in support of the orchestra’s musicians as David Geffen Hall remains {…}
(Credit: Chris Lee) September 27, 2019, saw the second performance of the New York Philharmonic’s cerebral double bill, comprised of Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle,” and Schoenberg’s “Erwartung.” Both works delve deeply into the psyche to explore themes of love, loss, trust, betrayal, and more. Joined by some truly magnetic soloists, Jaap van Zweden and the Philharmonic succeeded in bringing the music, {…}
( Photo Credit: Chris Lee ) On Wednesday September 18, 2019, the New York Philharmonic launched their 2019-20 season with an exciting concert, titled “Kelli O’Hara Sings Barber.” The evening’s program included the world premiere of Philip Glass’ “King Lear Overture,” as well as selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet, Suites No. 1 and 2.” Starting with Shakespeare First on {…}
The Orchestra National de France and the Choeur and Maîtrise de Radio France will present a free Bastille Day concert on Sunday, Jul. 14, 2019. The concert will take place “at the foot of the Eiffel Tower . . . [and] will be followed by the very famous fireworks,” according to SortiraParis. Alain Altinoglu will lead the orchestra. The event {…}
Philharmonie Luxembourg has announced its 15th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. The 2019-20 season will kick off with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. Soprano Rebecca Nelsen will be featured vocally. The program will include Berg’s “Lulu” Suite and Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2019 William Christie will lead {…}
In 2018-19, Jaap van Zweden, the current Music Director Designate of the New York Philharmonic, will drop the Designate part of that label. And if the concert on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 is any indication, he is going to be providing audiences with some dazzling music for years to come. In a series of concerts that kicked off on Valentine’s {…}