Overview

• Jaap van Zweden, outgoing New York Philharmonic music director, will lead Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France starting the 2026-27 season.
• Van Zweden will serve as music director designate during the 2025-26 season, working with the orchestra for four weeks.
• He succeeds Mikko Franck, who has been the music director since the 2015-16 season.
• Van Zweden's appointment marks his return to European orchestras, expressing excitement about working in Paris.
• The conductor plans to promote new works, with a focus on contemporary pieces by French composers.