David Zinman's career has been distinguished by his programming of a broad repertoire, his strong commitment to the performance of contemporary music, and his introduction of historically informed performance practice. He is in his 16th season as music director of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra.

David Zinman studied conducting with Pierre Monteux, and since his debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1967 he has conducted many of the world's leading orchestras. Previous positions include music director of the Rotterdam and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, as well as music director of the Aspen Music Festival and School and the American Academy of Conducting for 13 years. He has also conducted all of the leading North American orchestras, including the Boston and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, The Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, and the New York Philharmonic.

European engagements include the Berlin Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, WDR Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He also has ongoing relationships with Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestras, as well as Orchestre de Paris and Orchestre National de France. In 2009 he performed with the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Tokyo and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestras; he returns to the Sydney and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras in 2012. His most recent opera performance was a production of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann at Geneva Opera in March 2010.

David Zinman's extensive discography of more than 100 recordings has earned him numerous international honors, including five Grammy awards, two Grand Prix du Disque, two Edison Prizes, the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, and a Gramophone Award. He was also the 1997 recipient of the prestigious Ditson Award from Columbia University, given in recognition of his exceptional commitment to the performance of works by American composers. On the Arte Nova label David Zinman and the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra released a highly acclaimed Beethoven cycle. Current projects for Sony/BMG are a Mahler cycle and a recording of all the Schubert symphonies.

In 2000 the French Ministry of Culture awarded David Zinman the title of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres; in October 2002 the City of Zurich Art Prize was awarded to him for his outstanding artistic efforts, making him the first conductor to receive this award, as well as the first recipient not originally from Switzerland. David Zinman made his New York Philharmonic debut in June 1973 and has since conducted the Orchestra 50 times.

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