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David Zinman

デイヴィッド・ジンマン　/　でいゔぃっど・じんまん

American conductor

July 9, 1936 (age 89)　・　New York City, New York, United States

New York
conductor
violinist

My Take

David Zinman is a conductor I associate with clarity and rethinking the familiar. Born in New York in 1936, trained as a violinist, he built a reputation for stripping varnish off war-horses, his Beethoven cycle in Zurich being the obvious example, and the 1997 Grammys plus a 2015 Echo Klassik Conductor of the Year nod confirm the field noticed. What I admire is the discipline behind that approach. Anyone can conduct Beethoven; far fewer make you hear it as if for the first time. Add the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and you get a musician who earned respect without theatrics.

Overview

David Zinman (born July 9, 1936) is an American conductor.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): David Zinman
Name (Japanese): デイヴィッド・ジンマン
Reading: でいゔぃっど・じんまん
Born: July 9, 1936 (age 89)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rat
Origin: New York City, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: conductor / violinist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
University: University of Minnesota

Awards & achievements

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
1997 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
1997 Grammy Award for Best Classical Album
2015 Echo Klassik – Conductor of the Year

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.davidzinman.org
Xhttps://x.com/DavidZinman
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

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