Renate Zimmermann
Renate Zimmermann | |
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| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) Berlin, Germany |
| Instrument(s) | Organist |
Renate Zimmermann (born 1936 in Berlin) is a German organist.
Née Marx, Zimmermann[1] studied organ in Heidelberg and Cologne. She received her first job as a lecturer for musical improvisation at the Spandauer Kirchenmusikschule.[2]
In 1977 she took over a professorship for organ playing at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main. In addition, she continued to teach in Berlin-Spandau and Heidelberg and, since 1985, as a guest lecturer at the Detmold Academy of Music.[citation needed]
In 1988 she was awarded the first full-time professorship for organ improvisation in Germany at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold.[citation needed]
Since her retirement, Zimmermann has given numerous courses in Germany, England, America, Korea and China.[3]
Zimmermann is married to the composer Heinz Werner Zimmermann.[4]
References
- ^ Heinz Werner Zimmermann: Komposition und Kontemplation. Schneider, Tutzung 2000, ISBN 3-7952-1013-5, p. XVII.
- ^ Der Kirchenmusiker. Mitteilungen der Zentralstelle für evangelische Kirchenmusik. Volume 27, 1976, p. 100.
- ^ Quintett, Nr. 15, November 2008, p. 24, retrieved on 6 April 2020.
- ^ Frankfurter Neue Presse: Zur Person. Ein Komponist von Weltrang, retrieved on 6 April 2020.
External links
Literature by and about Renate Zimmermann in the German National Library catalogue
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