David Zinman’s tenures, 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.
David Zinman was appointed Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra, Zürich in 1995, where his creative programming, successful tours to Europe, North America and Japan, and a Beethoven Symphony cycle for Arte Nova, have made a considerable impression to great critical acclaim.
Other music directorships have included Rochester Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony and Artistic Director of the Minnesota Orchestra's Viennese Sommerfest. His guest-conducting engagements of the world's leading orchestras include Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, New York and Berlin Philharmonics, Orchestre de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw and London Symphony Orchestra. An extensive discography of more than 100 recordings in a very wide variety of repertoire has earned David Zinman numerous honours.
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