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Bernard Zinck

  • Associate Professor, Violin
  • Area Head, Strings
  • Chamber Music Coach

Education

DMA, Music Performance, Temple University, 2006

Biography

After winning his first violin prize at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), Bernard Zinck continued his musical studies at the Juilliard School (Bachelor and Master of Music) in New York, then at Temple University in Philadelphia where he earned a doctorate in musical performance (DMA). Winning the 1992 Yehudi Menuhin Foundation Award in Paris helped Zinck establish an international career. He has performed worldwide at venues such as Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and the festivals of Montmartre/Radio France festivals/Grange de Meslay/Flâneries de Reims in France, Academy Franz Liszt in Budapest, Mozarteum in Salzburg, San Clemente Basilica in Rome, Szymanowski Festivals in Poland and Sicily, Brighton Arts Festival in England, Carnegie Recital Hall in New York, National Gallery in Washington, St James Cathedral in Chicago, Oji Hall in Tokyo, Samyook University in Seoul, Cecília Meireles Hall in Rio de Janeiro and in the municipal theaters of Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, São Luis, Uberlândia in Brazil.

In 2023, Bernard Zinck joined the roster of the New York Classical Music Society artists.

He currently serves as Director of the String Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is the artistic director of Lakeside Chamber Music Workshop and the chamber music festival Musiques et Vignes en Confluence. Zinck has written articles for Strings Magazine and The Strad and has recorded for Ligia Digital, Musical Heritage Society and Vienna Modern Masters record labels.

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Recent & Selected Works

Articles

  • Zinck, Bernard. (2021). "Dealing with Dystonia." The Strad. https://www.thestrad.com/playing-hub/dealing-with-dystonia/13936.article

Recordings

  • Levy, B., Yehuda, Y., Johnston, B., & Martirano, S. (2011). Uncommon Voices [Album]. Vienna Modern Masters.
  • Zinck, Bernard. (1999). Live from France [Album]. Musical Heritage Society Inc.
  • Szymanowski, K., Zinck, B., & Selig, D. (1997). Karol Szymanowski: The Works for Violin and Piano [Album]. Ligia Digital.

Accolades

  • Director of Lakeside Chamber Music Workshop
  • Director of Musiques et Vignes en Confluence
  • Recording Artist for Ligia Digital, The Musical Heritage Society, and Vienna Modern Masters labels
  • New York Classical Music Society Artist (2023)
  • Published articles in Strings and The Strad (2019, 2021)
  • Milwaukee Civic Music Association Award “Excellence in Studio Teaching” (2018)
  • Yehudi Menuhin Trust Award Winner (1992)
  • Recipient of Indre-et-Loire Regional Council Award (1987)
  • Fullbright Scholar (1987)
  • First prize winner violin and chamber music - Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris