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Born in Bytom, Poland
Member since 01.01.2022
Biography
Piotr Zimnik has played in the double bass section of the Berliner Philharmoniker since January 2022. The Polish-born musician studied at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno and at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, and was also a member of the Karajan Academy.
He gained orchestral experience as a member of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and as co-principal of the double bass section of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. A prize-winner of several international competitions, he has also worked with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, among others.
