| Renate Zimmermann | |
| Birth Name: | Renate Marx |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Berlin, Germany |
| Spouse: | Heinz Werner Zimmermann |
| Instrument: | Organist |
Renate Zimmermann (born 16 October 1936[1] in Berlin) is a German organist.
Zimmermann (née Marx)[2] studied organ in Heidelberg and Cologne. She received her first job as a lecturer for musical improvisation at the Spandauer Kirchenmusikschule.[3]
In 1977 she took over a professorship for organ playing at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. In addition, she continued to teach in Berlin-Spandau and Heidelberg and, since 1985, as a guest lecturer at the Detmold Academy of Music.
In 1988 she was awarded the first full-time professorship for organ improvisation in Germany at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold.
Since her retirement, Zimmermann has given numerous courses in Germany, England, America, Korea and China.[4]
Zimmermann was married to the composer Heinz Werner Zimmermann (d. 2022).[5]