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Jaap van Zweden

Top Songs By Jaap van Zweden

Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnellSeoul Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen by Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppenSeoul Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Jacob's Ladder: II. Vayachalom (And he dreamed) by Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic, see lyrics, music video & more!

Jacob's Ladder: II. Vayachalom (And he dreamed)Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic

Listen to Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12 by Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic, see lyrics, music video & more!

Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic

Listen to Jacob's Ladder: III. V'hinei, sulam mutzav artza (And behold, a ladder set up on the Earth) by Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic, see lyrics, music video & more!

Jacob's Ladder: III. V'hinei, sulam mutzav artza (And behold, a ladder set up on the Earth)Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic

Listen to Jacob's Ladder: V. V'hinei, malachei Elokim olim v’yordim bo (And behold, messengers of G-d ascending and descending on it) by Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic, see lyrics, music video & more!

Jacob's Ladder: V. V'hinei, malachei Elokim olim v’yordim bo (And behold, messengers of G-d ascending and descending on it)Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic

Listen to Jacob's Ladder: IV. V'rosho magia hashamayima (And its top reached heaven) by Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic, see lyrics, music video & more!

Jacob's Ladder: IV. V'rosho magia hashamayima (And its top reached heaven)Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden & New York Philharmonic

Listen to Poco Allegretto by Johannes Brahms, Jaap van Zweden & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Poco AllegrettoJohannes Brahms, Jaap van Zweden & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503: II. AndanteJaap van Zweden, Philharmonia Orchestra & David Fray

Listen to Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": I. Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut by Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": I. Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein NaturlautSeoul Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

Upcoming Concerts for Jaap van Zweden

Jaap van Zweden currently has 1 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Monday, October 27, 2025 at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY, United States.

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Oct 27, 2025
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
New York

Latest Release

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 1 "Titan" by Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 1 "Titan"Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

More albums from Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMShostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 - Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMShostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 - Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter GrimesHong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Tribute to Anatoli Kotchebine by Anatoli Kotchebine, Residentie Orkest & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMTribute to Anatoli KotchebineAnatoli Kotchebine, Residentie Orkest & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to David Lang: prisoner of the state by New York Philharmonic & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMDavid Lang: prisoner of the stateNew York Philharmonic & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to 3rd Symphony - EP by Johannes Brahms, Jaap van Zweden & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUM3rd Symphony - EPJohannes Brahms, Jaap van Zweden & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D by Eric Halfvarson, Daniel Brenna, Gun Brit Barkmin, Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus, Amanda Majeski, Bamberg Symphony Chorus, State Choir 'Latvija', Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden & Shenyang

ALBUMWagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86DEric Halfvarson, Daniel Brenna, Gun Brit Barkmin, Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus, Amanda Majeski, Bamberg Symphony Chorus, State Choir 'Latvija', Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden & Shenyang

Listen to Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Heidi Melton, Jaap van Zweden, David Cangelosi, Simon O'Neill, Matthias Goerne, Werner van Mechelen, Falk Struckmann, Valentina Farcas & Deborah Humble

ALBUMWagner: Siegfried, WWV 86CHong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Heidi Melton, Jaap van Zweden, David Cangelosi, Simon O'Neill, Matthias Goerne, Werner van Mechelen, Falk Struckmann, Valentina Farcas & Deborah Humble

Listen to Jaap van Zweden conducts De Raaff: Violin Concert - Symphony No. 1 'Tanglewood Tales' by Tasmin Little, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMJaap van Zweden conducts De Raaff: Violin Concert - Symphony No. 1 'Tanglewood Tales'Tasmin Little, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to The Four Seasons by Jaap van Zweden, Jan Willem de Vriend & Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

ALBUMThe Four SeasonsJaap van Zweden, Jan Willem de Vriend & Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Listen to Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante - Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto by New York Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMMozart: Sinfonia Concertante - Christopher Rouse: Flute ConcertoNew York Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 by Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 1Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 6 by Jaap van Zweden & Dallas Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 6Jaap van Zweden & Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Brahms: Complete Symphonies by Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMBrahms: Complete SymphoniesNetherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 by Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 6Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Vivaldi & Bach & Albinoni & Fasch & Dornel: Hoboconcerten (Oboe Concertos) by Han De Vries, Amadeus Ensemble, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend, Amsterdam Bach Soloists, Marien Van Staalen & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMVivaldi & Bach & Albinoni & Fasch & Dornel: Hoboconcerten (Oboe Concertos)Han De Vries, Amadeus Ensemble, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend, Amsterdam Bach Soloists, Marien Van Staalen & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 - Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano - Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major by Ronald Brautigam, Jacob Slagter & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMBeethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 - Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano - Mozart: Violin Sonata in A MajorRonald Brautigam, Jacob Slagter & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Vivaldi: De Vier Jaargetijden (The Four Seasons / Le Quattro Stagioni) by Jaap van Zweden, Amadeus Ensemble, Han De Vries & Marien Van Staalen

ALBUMVivaldi: De Vier Jaargetijden (The Four Seasons / Le Quattro Stagioni)Jaap van Zweden, Amadeus Ensemble, Han De Vries & Marien Van Staalen

Listen to Bruckner: Symphony no. 3 by Jaap van Zweden & Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMBruckner: Symphony no. 3Jaap van Zweden & Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Paganini & Pergolesi & Villa-Lobos & Albeniz & Ibert: Encores by Robby Faverey & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMPaganini & Pergolesi & Villa-Lobos & Albeniz & Ibert: EncoresRobby Faverey & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Vivaldi & Bach: Viool by Jaap van Zweden, Amadeus Ensemble, Jan Willem de Vriend, Amsterdam Bach Soloists & Marien Van Staalen

ALBUMVivaldi & Bach: VioolJaap van Zweden, Amadeus Ensemble, Jan Willem de Vriend, Amsterdam Bach Soloists & Marien Van Staalen

Listen to Stucky: August 4, 1964 by Vale Rideout, Rodney Gilfry, Indira Mahajan, Jaap van Zweden, Kristine Jepson, Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Dallas Symphony Chorus

ALBUMStucky: August 4, 1964Vale Rideout, Rodney Gilfry, Indira Mahajan, Jaap van Zweden, Kristine Jepson, Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Dallas Symphony Chorus

Listen to Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 by Jaap van Zweden & Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 8Jaap van Zweden & Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Britten: War Requiem by Jaap van Zweden, Reinbert de Leeuw, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Children's Choir, Evelina Dobracheva, Anthony Dean Griffey & Mark Stone

ALBUMBritten: War RequiemJaap van Zweden, Reinbert de Leeuw, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Children's Choir, Evelina Dobracheva, Anthony Dean Griffey & Mark Stone

Listen to Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 by Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 & Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana" by Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden & Andrés Cárdenes

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 & Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana"Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden & Andrés Cárdenes

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 - Capriccio Italien by Jaap van Zweden & Dallas Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 - Capriccio ItalienJaap van Zweden & Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Wagner: Parsifal (feat. Klaus Florian Vogt, Katarina Dalayman & Falk Struckmann) by Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMWagner: Parsifal (feat. Klaus Florian Vogt, Katarina Dalayman & Falk Struckmann)Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 25Jaap van Zweden, Philharmonia Orchestra & David Fray

Listen to Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) - Locatelli: Concerto No. 1 in D by Jaap van Zweden, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam & Jan Willem de Vriend

ALBUMVivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) - Locatelli: Concerto No. 1 in DJaap van Zweden, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam & Jan Willem de Vriend

ALBUMStravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Apollon Musageteヤープ・ヴァン・ズヴェーデン/オランダ放送フィルハーモニー管弦楽団

Listen to Haydn Vol .1: Symphonies No. 92 Oxford, No. 94 The Surprise & No. 97 by ヤープ・ヴァン・ズヴェーデン/オランダ放送室内フィルハーモニー

ALBUMHaydn Vol .1: Symphonies No. 92 Oxford, No. 94 The Surprise & No. 97ヤープ・ヴァン・ズヴェーデン/オランダ放送室内フィルハーモニー

Listen to Haydn Vol. II: Symphonies No. 31 ''Hornsignal'', No. 72 & No. 73''La Chasse'' by ヤープ・ヴァン・ズヴェーデン/オランダ放送室内フィルハーモニー

ALBUMHaydn Vol. II: Symphonies No. 31 ''Hornsignal'', No. 72 & No. 73''La Chasse''ヤープ・ヴァン・ズヴェーデン/オランダ放送室内フィルハーモニー

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 5Jaap van Zweden & London Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Brahms: Clarinet Quintet - Bernstein: West Side Story by Amsterdam Saxophone Quartet & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMBrahms: Clarinet Quintet - Bernstein: West Side StoryAmsterdam Saxophone Quartet & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Wallin: Act, Das War Schon!, Tides by Oslo Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden, Martin Grubinger, John Axelrod, Jukka-Pekka Saraste & Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

ALBUMWallin: Act, Das War Schon!, TidesOslo Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden, Martin Grubinger, John Axelrod, Jukka-Pekka Saraste & Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

Listen to Brahms: Symphonies No. 3 & 4 by Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMBrahms: Symphonies No. 3 & 4Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique by Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastiqueRiccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to West Side Story & an American in Paris by Amsterdam Saxophone Quartet & Jaap van Zweden

ALBUMWest Side Story & an American in ParisAmsterdam Saxophone Quartet & Jaap van Zweden

Listen to Barber & Bernstein: Jaap van Zweden Plays Barber / Bernstein by Jaap van Zweden, The Flemish Chamber Orchestra & Walter Proost

ALBUMBarber & Bernstein: Jaap van Zweden Plays Barber / BernsteinJaap van Zweden, The Flemish Chamber Orchestra & Walter Proost

Listen to Vivaldi: L'amoroso by Jaap van Zweden, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam & Jan Willem de Vriend

ALBUMVivaldi: L'amorosoJaap van Zweden, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam & Jan Willem de Vriend

Listen to Locatelli: L'arte Del Violino, Op. III, Concertos No. 1, 2, 5 & 6 by Jaap van Zweden, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam & Jan Willem de Vriend

ALBUMLocatelli: L'arte Del Violino, Op. III, Concertos No. 1, 2, 5 & 6Jaap van Zweden, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam & Jan Willem de Vriend

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He channels his entire being into an imaginative, physical approach to conducting.

About Jaap van Zweden

Hometown

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Born

1960

Genre

Classical

After beginning his professional career at an incredibly young age, Jaap van Zweden has had an illustrious career as a violinist, but more notably, as a conductor. He has led ensembles of varying sizes in repertoire covering orchestral and opera works from the Baroque to the 21st century. Along with his wife, Aaltje, he established a foundation to provide music therapy to children with autism. Leading the New York Philharmonic, van Zweden conducted the premiere recordings of Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth in 2019 and David Lang's prisoner of the state in 2020. In 2022, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra announced that van Zweden will be its next music director, beginning with the 2024 season.