Renate Zimmermann

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Renate Zimmermann (* 1936 in Berlin ) is a German organist .

Renate Zimmermann b. Marx studied the organ in Heidelberg and Cologne. She received her first position as a lecturer for improvisation at the church music school in Berlin-Spandau .

In 1977 she took over a professorship for organ playing at the Musikhochschule in Frankfurt . In addition, she continued to teach in Berlin-Spandau and Heidelberg and, since 1985, as a guest lecturer at the Detmold University of Music.

In 1988 she received the first full-time professorship for organ improvisation in Germany at the Detmold University of Music .

Since her retirement, Renate Zimmermann has held numerous courses in Germany, England, America, Korea and China.

She is married to the composer Heinz Werner Zimmermann .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinz Werner Zimmermann: Composition and Contemplation. Schneider, Tutzen 2000, ISBN 3-7952-1013-5 , p. XVII.
  2. ↑ The church musician. Notifications from the Central Office for Protestant Church Music. Volume 27, 1976, p. 100.
  3. ↑ Quintet , No. 15, November 2008 , p. 24, accessed January 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Frankfurter Neue Presse: About the person. A world-class composer , accessed January 30, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Zimmermann, Renate
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin