About David Zinman
David Zinman is one of the world’s leading and most respected conductors,
whose passion for music, dedication to furthering the careers of young musicians, and as an orchestra builder, makes ‘Music a Better World’....
| Composer | Work | Label | Orchestra |
| Adams John | The Chairman Dances | Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Albert | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (Yo-Yo Ma, Cello) |
Sony Classical | Baltimore SO |
| Argento Dominick | Tango from The Dream of Valentino | Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Barber | Adagio for Strings (from String Quartet), Op. 11 Overture to "The School for Scandal", Op. 5 First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12 Music for a scene from Shelley, Op. 7 Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17 Symphony No. 1 (in one movement), Op. 9 |
Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Barber | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14 (Joshua Bell, Violin) |
Decca | Baltimore SO |
| Barber | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 22 (Yo-Yo Ma, Cello) |
Sony Classical | Baltimore SO |
| Bartok | Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (Yo-Yo Ma, Alto Violin) |
Sony Classical | Baltimore SO |
| Beethoven | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 61 (Hilary Hahn, Violin) |
Decca | Baltimore SO |
| Berlioz | Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23 "Love Scene" from Romeo and Juliette "Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps" from Faust "Dance of the Sylphs" from Faust Rakoczy March from Faust Le Corsaire Overture "Trojan March" from Les Troyens "Royal Hunt and Storm" from Les Troyens La Marseillaise (Sylvia McNaire, Soprano; Richard Leech, Tenor; Boys from the Choir of St. Michael and All Angels; Boys from the Choir of St. David's Episcopal Church) Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 Les Francs-juges Overture, Op. 3 Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 |
Telarc | Baltimore SO |
| Bernstein | Fancy Free Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Facsimile Overture to Candide "Mambo" from Symphonic Dances from West Side Story) |
Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Bernstein | Serenade (Hilary Hahn, Violin) |
Decca | Baltimore SO |
| Bloch | Baal Shem (Joshua Bell, Violin) |
Decca | Baltimore SO |
| Bloch | Schelomo (Yo-Yo Ma, Cello) |
Sony Classical | Baltimore SO |
| Britten | Symphony for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 68 (Yo-Yo Ma, Cello) |
Sony Classical | Baltimore SO |
| Copland | Rodeo El Salon Mexico Danzon Cubano Billy the Kid |
Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Dougherty Michael | Metropolis Symphony Desi |
Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Elgar | Cockaigne Concert Overture ("In London Town"), Op. 40 Salut d'amour ("Love Greetings"), Op. 12 Serenade in E minor for Strings, Op. 20 Variations on an Original Theme ("Enigma"), Op. 36 |
Telarc | Baltimore SO |
| Elgar | Symphony No. 1, Op. 55 Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, Op. 39 |
Telarc | Baltimore SO |
| Gershwin | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major (Hélène Grimaud, Piano) |
Erato | Baltimore SO |
| Ives | Three Places in New England A Symphony: New England Holidays (Baltimore Symphony Chorus) They Are There! |
Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Kernis Aaron Jay | New Era Dance | Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Larsen Libby | Collage: Boogie | Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Moran Robert | Points of Departure | Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (Horatio Gutierrez, Piano) Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (from Fourteen Songs) (Sylvia McNaire, Soprano) Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 |
Telarc | Baltimore SO |
| Ravel | Concertro for Piano and Orchestra in G major (Hélène Grimaud, Piano) |
Erato | Baltimore SO |
| Rouse Christopher | Bonham for eight percussionists | Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Rouse Christopher | Phantasmata Symphony No. 1 |
Nonesuch | Baltimore SO |
| Schiff David | Stomp | Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Schumann | Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 "Spring" Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish" Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 |
Telarc | Baltimore SO |
| Stravinsky | The Firebird Suite (1919) Petrushka (1947) Fireworks, Op. 4 |
Telarc | Baltimore SO |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4, Op. 36 in F minor Romeo and Juliet Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 (Horatio Gutiérrez, Piano) |
Telarc | Baltimore SO |
| Torke | Green Purple Ecstatic Orange Ash Bright Blue Music "Charcoal" from Black and White) |
Argo | Baltimore SO |
| Walton | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Joshua Bell, Violin) |
Decca | Baltimore SO |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV 466 Piano Concerto Nr. 21 in C major, KV 467 Piano Concerto Nr. 25 in C major, KV 503 Piano Concerto Nr. 26 in D major, KV 537 ("Coronation") (Christian Zacharias, Piano) |
EMI / Angel | Bavarian RSO |
| Copland | Clarinet Concerto (Paul Meyer, Clarinet) |
Denon | English Chamber O |
| Mozart | Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV 622 (Paul Meyer, Clarinet) |
Denon | English Chamber O |
| Dvorak | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 (Jean Decross, Cello) |
IRAMAC | Hague PO |
| Ravel | Piano Concerto in G major (Danielle Deschienne, Piano) |
IRAMAC | Hague PO |
| Schumann | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (Danielle Deschienne, Piano) |
IRAMAC | Hague PO |
| Bach J. S. | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano) |
Decca | London SO |
| Chopin | Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 (Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano) |
Decca | London SO |
| Bach J. S. | Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (Alicia de Larrocha, Piano) |
Decca | London Sinfonietta |
| Daugherty | Dead Elvis | Argo | London Sinfonietta |
| Gorecki | Symphony No. 3 (Dawn Upshaw, Soprano) "Kleines Requiem für eine Polka" |
Elektra / Nonesuch | London Sinfonietta |
| Haydn | Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII.21 (Alicia de Larrocha, Piano) |
Decca | London Sinfonietta |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, KV 414 (Alicia de Larrocha, Piano) |
Decca | London Sinfonietta |
| Kernis | Lament and Prayer (Pamela Frank, Violin) |
Argo | Minnesota O |
| Bach C. P. E. | Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D minor, Wq 22 Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in A major, Wq 168 Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G major, Wq 169 (Aurele Nicolet, Flute) |
Philips | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Bach J. C. | Overture in D major, "La Calamita" Sinfonia in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Sinfonias, Op. 6 No. 1 in G major No. 2 in D major No. 3 in E flat major No. 4 in B flat major No. 5 in E flat major No. 6 in G minor Sinfonias, Op. 18 No. 1 in E flat major No. 2 in B flat major No. 3 in D major No. 4 in D major No. 5 in E major No. 6 in D major Sinfonia Concertante in F major for Oboe, Cello & Orchestra (Thomas Indermuhle, Oboe; Herre-Jan Stegenga, Cello) |
Philips | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Barber | Adagio for Strings | IRAMAC | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Britten | Simple Symphony for String Orchestra, Op. 4 | IRAMAC | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Gluck | Flute Concerto in G major (Koos Vorheul, Flute) |
IRAMAC | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Grieg | Holberg Suite, Op. 40 | Philips | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Handel | Arias (Yo-Kwe-Sze, Bass) |
IRAMAC | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Haydn | Symphony No. 49 in F minor ("La Passione") | IRAMAC | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Mozart | Andante in C for Flute & Orchestra, KV 315 (Koos Vorheul, Flute) Symphony No. 29 in A major, KV 186a (201) |
IRAMAC | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Mozart | Cassation No. 2 in B flat major, KV 63a (99) Ballet Music from Idomeneo, KV 367 Les Petits Riens, KV 299b (Anh. 10) Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn & Orchestra, KV 297b Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, KV 211 Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV 218 (Hormann Krebbers, Violin) |
Philips | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Stravinsky | Concerto in D major for String Orchestra | IRAMAC | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Tchaikovsky | Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 String Sextet, Op. 70 |
Philips | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Verdi | String Quartet in E minor | Philips | Netherlands Chamber O |
| Bach J. S. | Oboe Concerto in F major, BWV 1053 (Han de Vries, Oboe) |
IRAMAC | Netherlands Chamber O & Hague PO |
| Marcello | Oboe Concerto in C minor (Han de Vries, Oboe) |
IRAMAC | Netherlands Chamber O & Hague PO |
| Tchaikovsky | "Nutcracker" Soundtrack | Elektra / Nonesuch | New York City Ballet O |
| Barber | Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (Dawn Upshaw, Soprano) |
Elektra / Nonesuch | O of St. Luke's |
| Harbison John | Mirabai Songs for Soprano & Orchestra (Dawn Upshaw, Soprano) |
Elektra / Nonesuch | O of St. Luke's |
| Menotti | The Old Maid and the Thief: "What a curse for a woman is a timid man" (Dawn Upshaw, Soprano) |
Elektra / Nonesuch | O of St. Luke's |
| Stravinsky | The Rake's Progress: "No word from Tom" (Dawn Upshaw, Soprano) |
Elektra / Nonesuch | O of St. Luke's |
| Amram David | Elegy for Violin & Orchestra (Howard Weiss, Violin) Triple Concerto for Winds, Brass, Jazz Quintet & Orchestra (1971) (Amram Jazz Quintet) |
Flying Fish | Rochester PO |
| Beethoven | The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 Romance No. 1 in G major for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 40 Romance No. 2 in F major for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 50 (Sergiu Luca, Violin) |
Elektra / Nonesuch | Rochester PO |
| Dvorak | Legends, Op. 59 (orchestral version) | Elektra / Nonesuch | Rochester PO |
| Gutche Gene | Icarus | Turnabout | Rochester PO |
| Janacek | Lachian Dances | Elektra / Nonesuch | Rochester PO |
| Liszt | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major (Jorge Bolet, Piano) |
Vox | Rochester PO |
| Mendelssohn | The Hebrides Overture ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26 Incidental Music to a Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (complete) "Scherzo" from Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 ("Scottish") Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 ("Italian") Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 ("Reformation") |
Vox | Rochester PO |
| Mozart | Mass in C major, KV 317 ("Coronation") | Turnabout | Rochester PO |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, KV 537 ("Coronation") (Barry Snyder, Piano) |
Turnabout | Rochester PO |
| Mozart | Concerto No. 10 in E flat major for Two Pianos and Orchestra, KV 365 (Rudolf Firkusny & Alan Weiss, Pianos) |
Vox | Rochester PO |
| Spohr | Violin Concerto No. 8 in A minor, Op. 47 ("Gesangsszene") (Sergiu Luca, Violin) |
Elektra / Nonesuch | Rochester PO |
| Chopin | Les Sylphides | Philips | Rotterdam PO |
| Delibes | Coppelia (Complete ballet) | Philips | Rotterdam PO |
| Dukas | The Sorcerer's Apprentice La Peri Overture to Polyeucte |
Philips | Rotterdam PO |
| Faure | Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80 | Philips | Rotterdam PO |
| Gounod | Faust (ballet music & waltz) | Philips | Rotterdam PO |
| Janacek | Sinfonietta Taras Bulba |
Philips | Rotterdam PO |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Le Coc d'or: Suite May Night Overture Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 Sadko: Musical Picture, Op. 5 Snow Maiden: Suite Suite from The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57a |
Philips | Rotterdam PO |
| Schönberg | Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 5 | Philips | Rotterdam PO |
| Sibelius | Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 46 | Philips | Rotterdam PO |
| Bartok | Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra (Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire, Pianos) |
Philips | Royal Concert-gebouw O |
| Donizetti | Concertino for English Horn and Orchestra (Heinz Holliger, English Horn) |
Philips | Royal Concert-gebouw O |
| Haydn | Oboe Concerto in C major (Heinz Holliger, Oboe) |
Philips | Royal Concert-gebouw O |
| Kodaly | Dances of Galanta | Philips | Royal Concert-gebouw O |
| Mozart | Flute Concerto in G major, KV 313 Flute Concerto in D major, KV 314 Andante in C major, KV 315 (Aurele Nicolet, Flute) |
Philips | Royal Concert-gebouw O |
| Reicha | Scene for English Horn and Orchestra (Heinz Holliger, English Horn) |
Philips | Royal Concert-gebouw O |
| Rossini | Variations for Oboe and Small Orchestra (Heinz Holliger, Oboe) |
Philips | Royal Concert-gebouw O |
| Koechlin | The Jungle Book (Iris Vermillion, Mezzo-Soprano; Johan P. Botha, Tenor; Ralf Lukas, Baritone) |
BMG Classics | RSO Berlin |
| Schumann | Piano Concerto in A minor (Hélène Grimaud, Piano) |
Erato | RSO Berlin |
| Strauss R. | Burlesque (Hélène Grimaud, Piano) |
Erato | RSO Berlin |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, KV 482 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, KV 488 (Christian Zacharias, Piano) |
EMI / Angel | Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Missa Solemnis Overtures (complete) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G najor, Op. 58 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 (Yefim Bronfman, Piano) Choral Fantasy Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 56 Calm Scene Septett Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Two Romances for Violin & Orchestra |
Arte Nova | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| David | Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 4 (Michael Bertoncello, Trombone) |
Arte Nova | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Haydn | Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major (Jeffrey Segal, Trumpet) |
Arte Nova | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Honegger | Symphony No. 2 Three Pieces for Orchestra Pastorale d'Eté |
Decca?? | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Hummel | Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major (Jeffrey Segal, Trumpet) |
Arte Nova | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Ibert | Flute Concerto (Emmanuel Pahud, Flute) |
EMI | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Khatshaturian | Flute Concerto (Emmanuel Pahud, Flute) |
EMI | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mozart | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B flat major, KV 207 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, KV 211 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in G major, KV 216 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, KV 218 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A major, KV 219 (Pamela Frank, Violin) Haffner Serenade (3 Movements) |
Arte Nova | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Schumann | Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 ("Spring") Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 ("Rhenish") Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 |
Arte Nova | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Strauss R. | Aus Italien, Op. 16 Macbeth, Op. 23 Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 Don Juan, Op. 20 Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 Festliches Präludium, Op. 61 Metamorphosen, AV 142 Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Melanie Diener, Soprano) Oboe Concerto AV 144 (Simon Fuchs, Oboe) Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53 Parergon, Op. 73 (Roland Pöntinen, Piano) Don Quixote, Op. 35 (Thomas Grossenbacher, Cello; Michel Rouilly, Viola) Romanze in F major, AV 75 (Thomas Grossenbacher, Cello) Serenade in E flat major, Op. 7 |
Arte Nova | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Wagenseil / Bryan | Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 4 (Michael Bertoncello, Trombone) |
Arte Nova | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | Symphony No 1 in D major & Blumine | Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | Symphony No 2 in C minor ‘Resurrection’ | Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | Mahler Symphony No 3 in D minor | Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | Mahler Symphony No 4 in G major | Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | Mahler Symphony No 5 in C# minor | Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | Mahler Symphony No 6 in A minor ‘Tragic’ | Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | Mahler Symphony No 7 in E minor | Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | Mahler Symphony No 8 in Eb major ‘Symphony of a Thousand’ (coming soon) |
Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | Mahler Symphony No 9 in D major (coming soon) |
Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
| Mahler | To be recorded in January 2010: Mahler Symphony No 10 (completion by Clinton Carpenter) |
Sony / RCA Red Seal | Tonhalle-O Zürich |
whose passion for music, dedication to furthering the careers of young musicians, and as an orchestra builder, makes ‘Music a Better World’....
Born in 1936 in New York, David Zinman first studied the violin at the age of 6. Later, he graduated from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. David Zinman studied conducting at the Boston Symphony’s Tanglewood Music Center....
DAVID ZINMAN will replace Mariss Jansons conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, Turin and Cologne 9/10/11 June. David Zinman feels extremely at home in Holland where he spent many years, and where In 1964 he became one of the youngest conductors of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra in Amsterdam where he stayed until 1977.
David Zinman will hold an international conducting course in Europe. Eight young conductors will study demanding repertoire, working with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich.
The climax for the participants will be a lunchtime concert on 8 April 2010.