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In Reply to: RE: Jaap van Zweden! posted by Ivan303 on January 27, 2016 at 08:39:52
As the times article states, he has a reputation in Dallas for his abrasive personality (I've read about this before), but his recordings seem good. I have a Mahler Fifth and a couple of Haydn discs, the latter of sufficiently non-HIP persuasion that they've stayed in my collection! ;-)
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I got to watch him rehearse and perform with the LSO in London. While this is just one instance I can say that he was not abrasive at all. And believe me the LSO gives it's guest conductors plenty of reasons to be "abrasive." He does however command respect. Maybe just what they need. IMO the New York Phil has regressed to the state of a second or even third rate orchestra. Jaap does demand excellence.
As the article says, he was appointed concertmaster of the COA at the age of 19. He also made a series of violin and piano records with Ronald Brautigam well before starting his conducting career (back when he had hair!). He is pretty much as far from "HIP", in the sense I think you mean it, as you can get. (As a violinist, closer to Gidon Kremer.) However, I see he doesn't have much of a reputation with the music of contemporary composers, despite his comments.
Edits: 01/27/16
Enjoy it while it's still there, Jaap.
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