Born in 1999, Swiss countertenor Constantin Zimmermann studied at the Zurich University of the Arts and the Mozarteum University Salzburg, where he completed his master’s degree in the concert class of Prof. Juliane Banse with distinction. He has appeared at opera houses including Zurich and Frankfurt, as well as at the National Theatre in Brno, where he performed Ottone in Handel’s Agrippina in a critically acclaimed production recorded by ARTE. As a concert soloist, he works with leading orchestras and conductors including Ton Koopman, Václav Luks, Michael Hofstetter and Jan Willem de Vriend. Alongside his operatic and concert engagements, he explores Renaissance and early Baroque music with his own ensemble, Oblivion. His repertoire also encompasses contemporary music, and he took part in the European premiere of Du Yun’s opera Angel’s Bone at the Staatstheater Augsburg.
Born in 1999, Swiss countertenor Constantin Zimmermann first performed before larger audiences as a boy soprano. A multiple first-prize winner, he received awards, grants and special prizes at the German national competition Jugend musiziert and as a finalist in the Swiss Youth Music Competition. As a young adult, he won first prize in the junior category of the Bundeswettbewerb Gesang in Berlin.
He studied at the Zurich University of the Arts and the Mozarteum University Salzburg, where he completed his master’s degree in the concert class of Prof. Juliane Banse with distinction.
Constantin Zimmermann has appeared in numerous productions, including at the opera houses of Zurich and Frankfurt and at the National Theatre in Brno. Most recently, he performed the role of Ottone in Handel’s Agrippina there, in a critically acclaimed production recorded by ARTE. He is also a regular guest at renowned European festivals, including the PSALM Easter Festival in Graz, Baroque Itinéraire in France, the Festival Internacional de Música de Marvão in Portugal, the Schubertiade in Vilabertran, Spain, and the Handel Festival in Halle.
As a concert soloist, he has performed Handel’s Messiah with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, among other engagements. Forthcoming appearances include Handel’s Messiah with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Bach’s St John Passionwith the Gaechinger Cantorey at the KKL Lucerne. He has worked with conductors including Ton Koopman, with whom he recorded a CD of sacred songs and arias by Bach, Václav Luks, Michael Hofstetter and Jan Willem de Vriend.
Alongside his operatic and concert repertoire, Constantin Zimmermann devotes himself to his own ensemble, Oblivion, which specialises in Renaissance and early Baroque music. He is equally at home in contemporary music and the Romantic repertoire. His projects to date include the European premiere of Du Yun’s opera Angel’s Bone at the Staatstheater Augsburg. Future projects include a CD recording of Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle with the Tölzer Boys’ Choir, as well as a performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.