zˈɪmɚmən wʌz ɔnðə fˈækəlti ʌvðə sˈɑːɹbɹuːkən mjˈuːzɪk ɐkˈædəmi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ænd tˈɔːt æt ðə fɹˈæŋkfɜːt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈɑːɹts fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
Zimmermann was on the faculty of the Saarbrücken Music Academy from 1987 to 1989, and taught at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts from 1994 to 2002.