Jaap van Zweden began his tenure as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 2012. He has also served as music director of the New York Philharmonic since 2018. He has conducted orchestras on three continents, appearing as a guest with the Orchestre de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker and London Symphony Orchestra in Europe, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic in the United States.
Among his numerous recordings is the 2020 release of the world premiere of David Lang’s prisoner of the state, which followed the 2019 release of Julia Wolfe’s GRAMMY-nominated Fire in my mouth, both recorded with the New York Philharmonic and released on Decca Gold. In 2018 he completed a four-year project conducting Wagner’s Ring cycle with the HK Phil, which was released on Naxos. His acclaimed performance of Parsifal (Challenge Classics) earned him the prestigious Edison Award for Best Opera Recording in 2012.
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