Margrit Zimmermann (born 1927) is a Swiss pianist, composer, conductor and music educator.
Margrit Zimmermann was born in Bern, Switzerland. She studied piano there under Jeanne Bovet and composition under Walter Furrer. Later she studied under Denise Bidal and Alfred Cortot in Lausanne. She continued her education at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, studying composition under Arthur Honegger, and graduated in piano in 1952.
Zimmermann trained as a conductor under Ewald Körner in Bern and took master courses from Igor Markevitch in Monte Carlo, and Hans Swarowski in Ossiach. She taught music for several years and worked as a conductor. She studied composition with Aurelio Maggioni and Umberto Rotondi at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, where she received her diploma in composition in 1978. She also studied conducting under Umberto Cattini.
In 1973 Margrit Zimmermann established an orchestra in Bern. She received the Jubiläumsstiftung der Schweizerischen Bankgesellschaft award in 1986, female composer awards from the city of Unna and the city of Kassel, and an award from the Japan International League of Artists in Tokyo in 1989.
Zimmermann has composed works for chamber orchestra, voice and symphonic orchestra, ballet music, solo works for piano, string and wind instruments, and guitar, including:
Drei Lieder, op. 5 (1977–78)Musica per nove archi, op. 17 (1977)Suoni, op. 4 (1978)Quartetto d'archi Nr. 1, op. 7 (string quartet N°1, op.7) (1979–1982)Introduzione, Allegro, Episodio I - II - III, Alla marcia et Fugato.Introduzione e Allegro, op. 12 (1979) Symphony for large orchestraDer Politiker: Braucht der Mensch Freiheit?, op. 6 (1979) for one speaking voice, double bass and pianoMusica, op. 8 (1980) for violoncello and pianoPer Sei, op. 9 (1980) for flute, violin, viola, violoncello, piano and timpaniQuartetto d'archi Nr. 2, op. 11 (1980)Quartetto d'archi Nr. 3, "Il giuoco", op. 16 (1981)Black Box, op. 19 (1981–82) for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoonCapriccio, op. 19 (1982) for one voice and pianoDuetto, op. 26 (1982) for violoncello and guitarSpiegelungen des Tages, op. 34 (1984/90)Fantasia duetto, op. 29 (1984) for flute and guitarPezzi Brevi, op. 30 (1984) for guitarBianchi-Neri, op. 36 (1984) for pianoPensieri, op. 31 (1984) 3 sonnets for tenor, guitar and flutePlis, op. 37 (1985) Symphony for tenor and solo instrumentsDialog, op. 38 (1985) for flute and pianoFuori Dentro, op. 70 (1985) for pianoVisione, op. 32 (1985) for guitar and pianoSonate für Violine solo, op. 33 (sonata for violin solo, op. 33) (1985)Pizzicato, op. 68 (1985) for violinOrphische Tänze, op. 43 (1986) Quintet for flute, clarinet, viola, violoncello and pianoAus dem Tagebuch einer Prinzessin, op. 44 (1986) for pianoRapsodie, op. 41 (1986) for solo violin, guitar, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bassL'illusione per violoncello solo, op. 42 (1986)Gehen/Sucht/Morgen, op. 45 (1986) Trio for alto voice, violoncello and pianoPanta Rhei, op. 39 (1987) for violin solo, soprano, female choir and organPianorama, op. 59 (1987) Concert for piano and string orchestraDie Gestundete Zeit, op. 52 (1987) for voice and instrumental ensemblePiano Time, op. 46 (1987) Toccata for piano soloCloccachorda, op. 40 (1987) for pianoQuadriga, op. 51 (1987) for pianoSpuren innerer Kreise, op. 53 (1988) for 16 voicesMurooji per chitarra solo, op. 57 (1988)Alle 7 Jahre, op. 58 (1989) for soprano and pianoRhapsodie For Two, op. 52 (1990) for clarinet and pianoWo sich berühren Raum und Zeit, op. 60 (1990) for nine female voicesTriptychon, op. 58 (1990) for trombone and organSerenade, op. 62 (1992) for flute and pianoIn Urbis Honorem, op. 61 (1992) for mixed choir and orchestra, after texts from "Das Jahr der Stadt" by Georg Schaeffner.Incontro, op. 93 (1992) Duettino for flute and euphoniumGesänge der Liebe, op. 102 (1994–1995) for soprano and pianoItaliam! Italiam!, op. 106 (1995) for one speaking voice, clarinet and military drumOMEGA: dentro fuori, op. 57 (1996)for flute (with string effects in the piano)Capriccio, op. 63 (1998–1999) for pianoIl Flauto magico, op. 77, 1 (1999) for fluteAllegro Giocoso, op. 100 (2000) for pianoEsperanza, op. 102 (2000) for flute