David Zinman
David Zinman is an American conductor, well known for his broad repertoire with large emphasis on new music from North America and Europe. His own instrument was the violin, which he studied at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in Ohio. He took a Masters in composition at the University of Minnesota in 1963. During the same period he attended the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood. French conductor Pierre Monteux noticed him, leading to Zinman's enrolling in Monteux's conducting school in Maine. From 1961 to 1963 Zinman served as Monteux's assistant, and he considers Monteux his primary mentor.
He appeared as a guest conductor at the Nederlands Kammerorkest, after which the organization engaged him as its conductor. He held that position from 1965 to 1977. His success in Holland led one of the country's leading full-size orchestras, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, to invite him to be its music director (1979-82). He also conducted at the Holland Festival. In the meantime he had been music adviser (1972-74) and music director (1974-85) of the Rochester (NY) Philharmonic. In 1983 he became principal guest conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. This association was elevated to the position of music director in 1985.
Zinman has been known for a very broad repertoire and innovative programming. In Baltimore he added a summer music festival, a discovery series of contemporary music, and Saturday morning "Casual Concerts," with commentary by the conductor. His highly acclaimed recordings on such labels as Telarc, Argo, and Sony Classics include music as traditional as the Elgar symphonies and overtures and as unusual as Michael Daugherty's Metropolis Symphony, based on characters and situations from the Superman comic books.
Zinman's many recordings have received numerous awards and distinctions. Most notable is the spectacular popularity of his 1990 recording of Górecki's Third Symphony for Nonesuch, which became one of the most commercially successful classical recordings ever produced. He has also received a Gramophone Award, two Grands Prix du Disque, two Edison Prizes, and five Grammy Awards.
He has helped spark interest in a new school of tonal American symphonic composition that rejected the abstruse, international sound of the 12-tone music that dominated the world of "serious" clasical music from about 1950 to 1980. This more audience-friendly music featured harmonic languages and the driving rhythms characteristic of much American popular music and jazz. Although the music has been criticized fot not being progressive, the presence of these elements thrills many in the established audience, and has helped attract a new one. Composers whose work he has promoted include Christopher Rouse, Michael Torke, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Richard Danielpour.
In 1998 Zinman stepped down from his Baltimore position, but continued as music director and chief conductor of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra (since 1995, with his contract extending to 2014). He was also music director of the Aspen Music Festival from 1985 until 2009.
© TiVo
Artistas semelhantes
-
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker - Music From The Original Soundtrack
David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Nonesuch - Warner Records em 1 de jan. de 1993
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bartók: Concerto For 2 Pianos, Percussion & Orchestra / Kodály: Dances Of Galánta
David Zinman, Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1986
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44 & Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
David Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Telarc em 1 de set. de 1994
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Copland: Rodeo/El Salón Mexico/Billy the Kid/Danzón Cubano
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1994
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Violinkonzert und Romanzen
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical - Sony Music em 16 de jan. de 2006
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Gustav Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 1
Symphonic Music - Lançado por RCA Red Seal em 7 de jul. de 2006
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Torke: Colour Music
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1991
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Delibes: Coppélia / Chopin: Les Sylphides / Gounod: Faust Ballet Music
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 18 de out. de 1993
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances; Facsimile; Fancy Free; Candide Overture
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1997
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert : Symphonie n° 8 "Inachevé" & Œuvres concertantes
Symphonic Music - Lançado por RCA Red Seal em 11 de nov. de 2011
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 40 & Cockaigne Overture, Op. 36
David Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Telarc em 9 de out. de 1989
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Gustav Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 2
Symphonic Music - Lançado por RCA Red Seal em 29 de mai. de 2007
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 3 & 4
Classical - Lançado por ARTE NOVA Classics em 1 de abr. de 2005
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Honegger: Symphony No. 2; Pacific 231; Pastorale d'été; Rugby; Monopartita; Mouvement symphonique No. 3
David Zinman, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de abr. de 1999
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in C Major, D. 944 "Great"
Classical - Lançado por RCA Red Seal em 9 de ago. de 2013
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Górecki, Henryk: Kleines Requiem Für Eine Polka/Harpsichord Concerto/Good Night
David Zinman, Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta, Elzbieta Chojnacka
Classical - Lançado por Nonesuch - Warner Records em 13 de jun. de 1995
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 4
Classical - Lançado por RCA Red Seal em 11 de mar. de 2008
24-Bit 176.4 kHz - Stereo -
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55 - Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
David Zinman, Horacio Gutiérrez, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Telarc em 1 de mai. de 1990
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Classical - Lançado por RCA Red Seal em 15 de jun. de 2009
24-Bit 176.4 kHz - Stereo -
Stars and Stripes Forever
David Zinman, Zubin Mehta, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Classical - Lançado por UME - Global Clearing House em 4 de jul. de 2021
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Piano Concertos by Mozart, Bach & Haydn
Alicia de Larrocha, London Sinfonietta, David Zinman
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 14 de mai. de 1981
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo