Person Open DS/UK/19488 Zimmermann; Tabea (8 October 1966); German violinist Zimmermann Tabea 8 October 1966 German violinist Female (cisgender) Lahr, Germany (born)

German Musician White No known disability No known religious affiliation Former spouse of David Shallon (conductor) Spouse of Steven Sloane (conductor) Heterosexual Tabea Zimmermann is a German violist. Tabea Zimmermann.She began learning to play the viola at the age of three, and commenced piano studies at age five. At the age of 13, she studied viola with Ulrich Koch at the Conservatory of Freiburg and progressed to study with Sándor Végh at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg. She soon gained notice in international competitions, winning first prizes in Genève (1982), Budapest (1984), and the Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition in Paris (1983) for which she was awarded a superb instrument made by contemporary luthier Étienne Vatelot (1980) which she has played in her worldwide concert tours ever since. As a soloist she has performed with numerous major orchestras, including the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, under the baton of noted conductors including Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink, Christoph Eschenbach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and others. Tabea Zimmermann is likewise actively involved in chamber music, having performed with Gidon Kremer (violin), Heinz Holliger (oboist and composer), Hartmut Höll (piano), Steven Isserlis (cello), and Pamela Frank (violin) at numerous festivals. She has devoted a significant part of her chamber career to the Arcanto Quartet formed with violinists Antje Weithaas and Daniel Sepec and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras. Highly committed to the 20th century repertoire, she has attained noted success performing the “Sonata for Solo Viola” written for her by György Ligeti, premiering in 1994. Other contemporary composers who have written works for her include Heinz Holliger, Wolfgang Rihm, Georges Lentz, Bruno Mantovani, Sally Beamish and Josef Tal. Since 2002, Tabea Zimmermann has been a professor of viola and chamber music at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music [3] in Berlin. Previously she was on the faculty of the Saarbrücken Music Academy (1987-1989) and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (1994-2002). Her artistic achievements and contributions have garnered her numerous national and international awards, including the Frankfurt Music Prize, the Hesse (State) Cultural Prize, and the International Prize of the Chigiana Music Academy of Sienna.She is the widow of conductor David Shallon (1950-2000). International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 8/6/2014 RAHAKirkbride 11/16/2022 ed92598d-0116-4c66-96c9-128091b1e67c