æz ɐ sˈoʊloʊˌɪst, zˈɪmɚmən hɐz pɚfˈɔːɹmd wɪð mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə lˈaɪpsɪɡ dʒjˈuːɐndhˌaʊs ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə, ðə bɜːlˈɪn fˌɪlhɑːɹmˈɑːnɪk, ðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː fˌɪlhɑːɹmˈɑːnɪk, ænd ðɪ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɚ də lˌæ sˈuːɪs ɹˈoʊmænd, ænd wɪð kəndˈʌktɚz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ kˈɜːt mˈæsɜː, bɜːnˈɑːɹd hˈeɪtɪŋk, ænd nˈɪkəlˌaʊs hˈɑːɹnəŋkˌoːɹt.
As a soloist, Zimmermann has performed with major orchestra such as the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the BBC Philharmonic, and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and with conductors including Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt.