“The score’s irresistible energy seemed to come from everywhere: classical forms, jazz harmonies, and Arvo Pärt-like meditativeness, were all on tap, and the last bars were pure Romanticism.”

-Allan Koznin, New York Times (review of Piano Trio No. 1 at MoMA’s Summergarden)

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Concerto2 I. Exuberant 1
Phoenix VI The Bird Dances
Trio V Adagio Vivace

Patrick Zimmerli - Composer

Website: patrickzimmerli.com

Patrick Zimmerli has become a living definition of “new music.” With his outstanding combination of classical and jazz music, he is in demand as a composer by world-renowned chamber groups, music festivals, and orchestras. Patrick’s works are widely recorded--- on Arabesque, Blue Notes, Antilles, Jazz City and Naïve labels---and he has written extensively for radio, TV and film. He teaches at Columbia University, from which he earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees.