Born in 1965 in Duisburg, Germany, Frank Peter Zimmermann started playing the violin when he was 5 years old, giving his first concert with orchestra at the age of 10.

Frank Peter Zimmermann’s repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary, and he has premiered several major works, including Brett Dean’s Violin Concerto in 2007. Despite his great versatility however, Zimmermann has always been a constant follower of Johann Sebastian Bach. "I practise Bach every day," the 42-year-old violinist
explains. "It is my daily bread, something which will accompany me all my life."

Zimmerman’s major touring and performing schedule for the current season includes a
performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto at the Royal Festival Hall on 26th October 2008 with The Philharmonia and Christoph von Dohnányi.

Zimmermann plays the ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivari of 1711, which once belonged to the great violinist Fritz Kreisler.