Jaap van Zweden
Born: 12th December 1960, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Artist's website: https://jaapvanzweden.com/
Jaap van Zweden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjaːp fan ˈzʋeːdə(n)]; born 12 December 1960) is a Dutch conductor and violinist. He is currently music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and of the New York Philharmonic, and music director-designate of the Seoul Philharmonic.
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Steve Reich, Big and Small
25th Jul 2025
An EP of two new works by Steve Reich, a new live recording of Reich and Hisaishi, and a huge, delicious box-set of Reich on Nonesuch.
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Jaap van Zweden on the Hong Kong Philharmonic's Ring Cycle
13th Nov 2018
As the final instalment of the cycle on Naxos is released, the conductor talks to Katherine about the project's origins, and the challenges and rewards of tackling Wagner's epic with an orchestra whose primary home is the concert-hall rather than the opera-house.
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Steve Reich: Jacob's Ladder/Traveler's Prayer
New York Philharmonic, Synergy Vocals, Colin Currie Group, Jaap van Zweden, Colin Currie
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th July 2025
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Brian Mulligan (Der Holländer), Jennifer Holloway (Senta), Ain Anger (Daland), Bryan Register (Erik), Richard Trey Smagur (Steuermann), Maya Yahav Gour (Mary) Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Netherlands Radio Choir, Jaap van Zweden
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Special offer. Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 25
David Fray (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Matthias Goerne (Wotan), Petra Lang (Brünnhilde - Die Walküre), Heidi Melton (Sieglinde/Brünnhilde - Siegfried), Gun-Brit Barkmin (Brünnhilde - Götterdämmerung), Daniel Brenna (Siegfried - Götterdämmerung), Simon O’Neill (Siegfried - Siegfried); Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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