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Jaap van Zweden
Dutch conductor and violinist
In this Dutch name, the surname is van Zweden, not Zweden.
Jaap van Zweden SBS | |
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Van Zweden in 2020 | |
| Born | 12 December 1960 (1960-12-12) (age 64) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Website | www.jaapvanzweden.com |
Jaap van ZwedenSBS (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈjaːpfɑnˈzʋeːdə(n)]; born 12 December 1960) is a Dutch conductor and violinist.
He is currently music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the Seoul Philharmonic.
Biography
Van Zweden was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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His father, a pianist, encouraged him to begin violin studies at age five, and he studied music in Amsterdam. At age 15, he won the Oskar Back violin competition; this allowed him to attend the Juilliard School, where he studied with Dorothy DeLay.[1]
Career
In 1979, at age 18, van Zweden became one of the two first chairs of the Concertgebouw Orchestra.
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