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Bernd Alois Zimmermann

Born: 20th March 1918, Cologne, Germany

Died: 10th August 1970, Konigsgorf, Germany

Nationality: German

Bernd Alois Zimmermann was a German composer. He is perhaps best known for his opera Die Soldaten, which is regarded as one of the most important German operas of the 20th century, after those of Berg. His eclectic music, which employs a wide range of techniques including dodecaphony and musical quotation, encompasses the styles of the avant-garde, serial, and postmodern.

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  • Leila Josefowicz on Bernd Alois Zimmermann

    5th Mar 2019by Katherine Cooper

    In the wake of her new recording of the Violin Concerto on Ondine with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the American-Canadian violinist tells Katherine about her 'crusade' to bring the German composer's music to a wider audience.

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