Tag: Jaap van Zweden
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'An Eisenhower-Era Maestro in the Last Days of Obama: Dallas' Jaap van Zweden Takes Reins of the New York Phil
A quick word about the just-named, incoming music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden (pronounced “YEP van ZVAY-den”). This is not the time nor the place to debate the relative merits of the chosen candidate, as set against every other conductor in the world, for two reasons. One, because I have a conflict of interest via my own professional work in classical music (which, from time to time, has included working with the good folks at the Phil). But mainly, it's because the candidate has now been chosen. The selection process is over, and it's time to give him a chance. If we want him to do well--and success for Jaap, remember, means a success for the orchestra and more to enjoy for all of us--then we should let him mount his new podium free of any baggage or prejudgments. -
'New York Philharmonic Names Jaap van Zweden as Next Music Director Post-Alan Gilbert
It was announced Wednesday morning that the New York Philharmonic named Jaap van Zweden as its next music director. The appointment marks an end to Alan Gilbert's tenure, which started in 2009, and grants van Zweden the title post as he helps guide Lincoln Center through a costly season of renovations.
