David Zinman
David Zinman (born July 9, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American conductor and violinist.
Education
After
Career
Netherlands
Zinman held the post of second conductor of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra from 1965 to 1977 and was principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra from 1979 to 1982.
United States
Zinman served as music director of the
In 1998 Zinman worked as music director of the Ojai Music Festival alongside pianist Mitsuko Uchida. That same year he was appointed music director of the Aspen Music Festival and School,[4] where he founded and directed its American Academy of Conducting until his sudden resignation in April 2010.[5]
Switzerland
Zinman became music director of the
Film scores
Zinman conducted the soundtrack of the 1993 film of the New York City Ballet production of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. In 2009 he led the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in the filmscore 180°: If Your World Is Suddenly Upside-Down, composed by the sibling trio Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg; this won the Suisa prize for "Best Original Score" at the Locarno Film Festival in 2010.[12][13]
Awards
In 2006 he received the Theodore Thomas Award presented by the Conductors' Guild.[citation needed]
Best-selling recording
Zinman's 1992 recording of Henryk Górecki’s Symphony no.3 with Dawn Upshaw and the London Sinfonietta was an international bestseller.[6]
Personal life
Zinman and his second wife, Mary, an Australian violist, live in New Jersey.[14] Zinman has two sons and a daughter.
References
- ISBN 0-02-870240-9.
- ^ Cantrell, Scott (May 7, 2004). "Preaching to the Unconverted". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony (May 7, 2003). "Setting Out With Energy Along the Road Most Taken". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ MacMillan, Kyle (July 25, 2007). "Learning to wield a mean baton". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 10, 2007.
- ^ Elliott, Susan (April 11, 2010). "David Zinman quits Aspen Music Festival". Musical America. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Midgette, Anne (May 7, 2004). "Carnegie Program Shows The Conservative Side Of a New-Music Man". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Greenfield, Edward (January 14, 2005). "Beethoven: Complete Overtures, Zurich Tonhalle Orch/ Zinman". The Guardian. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Clements, Andrew (April 28, 2006). "Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Two Romances, Tetzlaff/ZTO/Zinman". The Guardian. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Clements, Andrew (September 22, 2006). "Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5; Choral Fantasy (Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt), Bronfman/ Swiss Chamber Choir/ Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra/ Zinman". The Guardian. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Jeal, Erica (September 13, 2003). "Proms 70 and 71: Musiciens du Louvre; Tonhalle Orchestra (Royal Albert Hall, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Ashley, Tim (July 22, 2014). "Prom 5: Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich review – sadness and celebration". The Guardian. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ Reel Music
- ^ "Baldenweg siblings honoured in Locarno". Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ White, Michael (July 18, 2014). "After a Run of 19 Years, Passing the Baton". New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
External links
- David Zinman official website
- David Zinman official blog
- David Zinman at Art of the States
- David Zinman at AllMusic
- David Zinman at Sony Classical
- David Zinman collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Interview with David Zinman, February 11, 2000
Selected Discography
Elgar- Enigma Variations/Cockaigne Overture (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra) Telarc 1989