Hans van der Zanden

VAN DER ZANDEN

Hans van der Zanden while still a student at the conservatories of Maastricht and Tilburg (NL) Mr. van der Zanden received his first invitation from Maestro Jac van Steen to play as principal horn in the Neues Berliner Kammerorchester. Soon after he was appointed principal horn in The North Netherlands Orchestra in Groningen, NL.
Currently, Mr. van der Zanden is principal horn of Brussels Philharmonic, Belgium.

As an invited guest with some of the world’s top orchestra’s & ensembles, like Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Essener Philharmoniker, Orchestre Philharmonique Liège, Bochumer Symphoniker, Metalakan Brass Toulouse a.o. Mr. van der Zanden has travelled extensively throughout his career, not only within Europe, but also Asia, Russia and both North & South America.

Mr. van der Zanden works with a variety of chamber music ensembles both at home and abroad as well as being a member and co-founder of the highly appraised Goldberg Ensemble.

Mr. van der Zanden can be heard on a multitude of television and film soundtracks. His extensive catalogue includes films scored by Alan Silvestri, Elliot Goldenthal, Laurence Rosenthal and the Oscar winning film, “The Artist” by Ludovic Bource.

Mr. van der Zanden gives yearly Masterclasses in Chiaramonte Gulfi (Sicily) and Horn Festival Fagagna (It).

Since September 2018, Mr. van der Zanden is professor of horn at Fontys Academy of Arts, Tilburg (NL).
As of September 2025, Mr. van der Zanden will start a new professorship at LUCA School of Arts, Louvain, Belgium.

FRENCH HORN MASTER CLASS WITH HANS VAN DER ZANDEN

FRENCH HORN
27 August – 1 September
Enrolment

– Main focus on audition;
– Preparing audition excerpts;
– Stage Behavior;
– Mozart, Strauss, Neuling with piano accompaniment;
– 1 concert with full horn class, both individual and ensemble playing;
– A horn player will be selected for the performance of the Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro in a public concert of the 16th edition of the Livorno Music Festival;
– Audition for jury: the winner(s) will have the opportunity to work for at least one week with the Brussels Philharmonic. Horn players who wish to take part in the audition must request the class’s piano accompanist, as their presence is required both for the preparation during the course and for the audition itself.

All audition material will be listed and send to you after the application closing date.

The timetable of the course will be defined by the professor according to the composition of the class.
The course provides a piano accompanist (only on request at the time of registration).

The organization reserves the right to make some scholarships available to the most deserving students, to be assigned at the end of the course and at the discretion of the teachers.
For all information regarding registration methods and fees click HERE.
For the SELECTIONS “Perform as a Soloist with the Orchestra” and “Perform with the Artists” in the concert program of this year’s Festival click HERE.