Tabea Zimmermann

German violist · Germany · On the map · Academics · Born 1966 · age 60

Tabea Zimmermann is a German violist who has performed internationally, both as a soloist and a chamber musician. She has been artist in residence of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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2014Echo Klassik - Instrumentalist of the YearAward2012Order of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward2010Echo Klassik - Instrumentalist of the YearAward2009Order of Merit of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward1995Frankfurter MusikpreisAward1982Geneva International Music CompetitionAward1966Born8 October 1966

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Zimmermann (center of 2nd row) after leading Bartok's Divertimento with Ensemble Resonanz, 2025

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Echo Klassik - Instrumentalist of the Year2014

Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg2012

Echo Klassik - Instrumentalist of the Year2010

Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia2009

Frankfurter Musikpreis1995

Geneva International Music Competition1982

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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In 2004, Zimmermann founded the Arcanto Quartet, a string quartet that performed until 2016. Several composers have written music for her, including György Ligeti, and she has made her own version of Bartók's Viola Concerto from the composer's sketches.

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Germany