van Zweden, Jaap – Page 2

N.Y. Philharmonic Adds 2 Premieres to a Diet of Classics

Jaap van Zweden, the orchestra’s music director, led new works by Joel Thompson and Tan Dun amid pieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

By Zachary Woolfe

The conductor, whose tenure in New York ends this summer, will begin a five-year term at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in 2026.

By Javier C. Hernandez

The conductor officially began his tenure as the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra’s new music director, months before he is to step down in New York.

By Javier C. Hernandez and Jin Yu Young

Jaap van Zweden returned to the orchestra for the first time since October with a conservative lineup of works by Wagner, Beethoven and Brahms.

By Zachary Woolfe