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Founded in 1918, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the Netherlands' leading symphony orchestras. Alongside the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, it is known as one of the "Dutch Titans" and has built a glorious reputation on the international stage over the past century. For nearly two decades, it has firmly held its place among the world's top-tier ensembles. Its recent artistic directors have been world-renowned maestros, including Valery Gergiev (1995–2008) and Yannick Nézet-Séguin (2008–2018). Since 2008, the orchestra's 12th chief conductor has been the Israeli conductor Lahav Shani, hailed as a "contemporary Mozart-like genius."
In June 2019, marking its 101st anniversary, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra embarked on an Asian tour with a powerful ensemble of over 100 musicians. This tour also marked Lahav Shani's debut in Asia leading the orchestra.
Furthermore, the orchestra announced that the superstar French violinist Renaud Capuçon would join the Asian tour, adding stellar brilliance to the performances.
Born in 1988, Lahav Shani, still under 30, is the Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (officially appointed in 2019), and the Principal Guest Conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. His schedule is booked through 2020, and he is highly sought after by the world's top orchestras and opera houses. In recent years, he has conducted almost all of the world's top 20 symphony orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Becoming the leader of three major orchestras before the age of 30, Lahav Shani has created an era of his own. In early 2018, when the Israel Philharmonic announced that maestro Zubin Mehta would retire in 2019 and be succeeded by Lahav Shani, the international music world received a clear signal: this young conductor is poised to become the new leading figure on the global stage.
Born in 1976 in Chambéry, France, Renaud Capuçon is one of the most outstanding performers of our time. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris at 14, winning numerous awards during his five years of study. He later continued his studies in Berlin under Thomas Brandis and Isaac Stern, receiving the Berlin Arts Academy Prize. In 1997, Claudio Abbado invited him to serve as concertmaster of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, where he performed alongside masters such as Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, Daniel Barenboim, Franz Welser-Möst, and Abbado himself over three summers.
Since then, Capuçon has established himself as a top-tier violinist. He has performed concertos with prestigious orchestras worldwide, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestre de Paris. He also tours globally for solo recitals. In the upcoming season, he will perform the complete Beethoven violin sonatas with pianist Frank Braley and collaborate with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
Capuçon is deeply passionate about chamber music and has collaborated with renowned artists including Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Hélène Grimaud, Stephen Kovacevich, Mikhail Pletnev, Vadim Repin, and his brother Gautier Capuçon. He is a regular guest at major European and American festivals such as the Edinburgh International Festival, London's Mostly Mozart Festival, Lucerne Festival, and Tanglewood.
Capuçon is an exclusive recording artist for Virgin Classics. His recent recordings include Beethoven sonatas, the Beethoven and Korngold violin concertos with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, as well as Mozart's violin concertos Nos. 1 & 3, the Sinfonia Concertante, concertos by Mendelssohn and Schumann, Brahms' Double Concerto, and chamber works by Brahms and Schubert.
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