Hans van der Zanden - French horn

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.

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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.

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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.

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Mr. van der Zanden gives yearly Masterclasses in Chiaramonte Gulfi (Sicily) and Horn Festival Fagagna (It), as well as the International Music Festival Livorno (It).

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