The New York Times – Music:
Jaap van Zweden left the New York Philharmonic in 2024. Now he’s returning to the city with his new orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
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N.Y. Philharmonic Adds 2 Premieres to a Diet of Classics
The New York Times – Music:
Jaap van Zweden, the orchestra’s music director, led new works by Joel Thompson and Tan Dun amid pieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
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Jaap van Zweden to Lead French Orchestra After New York Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
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.
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Jaap van Zweden, New York Phil Maestro, Takes Podium in Seoul
The New York Times – Music:
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.
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Review: The Philharmonic’s Maestro Revels in the Classics
The New York Times – Music:
Jaap van Zweden returned to the orchestra for the first time since October with a conservative lineup of works by Wagner, Beethoven and Brahms.
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Review: New York Philharmonic Plays New Steve Reich Piece
The New York Times – Music:
In “Jacob’s Ladder,” which premiered at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday, Reich’s signature chugging rhythms returned.
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Jaap van Zweden’s Final Season
The New York Times – Music:
The final season of Jaap van Zweden’s brief tenure as music director in New York began with a new suite for the star violinist Joshua Bell.
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Conducting Lessons: How Bradley Cooper Became Leonard Bernstein
The New York Times – Music:
For “Maestro,” Cooper learned from top conductors like Gustavo Dudamel and Yannick Nézet-Séguin — and by stealth in concert halls or from the orchestra pit.
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Review: New York Philharmonic Journeys From Ocean to Desert
The New York Times – Music:
The orchestra’s final program of the season featured the New York premiere of John Luther Adams’s “Become Desert.”