Jac van Steen
Jac van Steen (* 1956 in Eindhoven ) is a Dutch conductor.
He studied music theory as well as orchestral and choral conducting at the Brabant Music Conservatory.
From 1986 to 1990 van Steen was conductor and music director of the Nijmegen Bach Choir. From 1989 to 1994 he was music director of the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam . Since 1992 he has worked at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague . From 1997 to 2002 he was chief conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra . From 2002 to 2005 he was music director of the Weimar National Theater and chief conductor of the Staatskapelle Weimar . From 2002 to 2008 he worked as chief conductor of the Musikkollegium Winterthur . Since 2005 van Steen has been invited as guest conductor of the BBC National Orchestra Wales.
From 2008 to 2013 van Steen was general music director of the Dortmund Philharmonic .
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Georg Hüttner (1887–1919) | Wilhelm Sieben (1920–1951) | Rolf Agop (1952–1962) | Wilhelm Schüchter (1963–1974) | Marek Janowski (1975–1979) | Hans Wallat (1980–1985) | Klaus Weise (1985–1990) | Moshe Atzmon (1991-1994) | Anton Marik (1996-2000) | Hans Wallat (2001-2002) | Arthur Fagen (2002–2007) | Jac van Steen (2008-2013) | Gabriel Feltz (since 2013)
Georg Wilhelm Rauchenecker (1873–1884) | Hermann Scherchen (1922–1950) | Mario Venzago (1978–1986) | Franz Welser-Möst (1987–1990) | János Fürst (1990–1994) | Heinrich Schiff (1995–2001) | Jac van Steen (2002-2008) | Douglas Boyd (2009-2016) | Thomas Zehetmair (since 2016)
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| SURNAME | Steen, Jac van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eindhoven |