Tabea Zimmermann Archive

The two sonatas Opus 120 by Brahms were published for clarinet or viola, and later adjusted for violin and piano. They have become an essential element in viola repertoire, featuring the darker tones of the …

Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is a work that bursts with the joy of exploring new instrumental sound combinations and possibilities. It also marks a sort of turning point, in essence summing up much of what Mozart …

The Sinfonia Concertante by Mozart is a hybrid concerto-symphony, a concerto format in which solo instruments tend to blend into an orchestral fabric. In this case, it is believed that Mozart chose it as a …

Tabea Zimmermann was born in Germany, began learning the viola at the age of three, and two years later began playing the piano. At the age of 13, she studied with Ulrich Koch at the …

Robert Schumann composed his Märchenbilder, (Fairytale Pictures) while Schumann was in residence at Düsseldorf as Director of Music. This masterwork shows the composer in the idiom he knew best: a series of meticulously crafted and highly …