David Zinman

David Zinman’s Music Directorships, first in Baltimore and now in Zurich, have been distinguished by his programming of an extraordinarily broad repertoire, his strong commitment to the performance of contemporary music and his introduction of historically informed performance practice.

His guest-conducting engagements include the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, The Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, the New York Philharmonic, as well as the Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestre de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Orchestre National de France. His most recent opera performance was a production of Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann at Geneva Opera, revived in December 2011.

David Zinman was appointed Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in 1995, where his creative programming, successful tours to Europe, North America and Japan, and recording cycles of Mahler, Brahms, Beethoven, Strauss and Schumann for Arte Nova have made a considerable impression. His current project for Sony/BMG is a recording of all the Schubert Symphonies.