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.

As an invited guest with some of the world’s top orchestra’s & ensembles, like The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Essener Philharmoniker, 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 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), Horn Festival Fagagna (It).

Since September 2018, Mr. van der Zanden is professor of horn at Fontys Academy of Arts, Tilburg (NL).