Oscar G. Zimmerman (September 21, 1910 – April 2, 1987) was an American musician, teacher and double-bass player.
He played with the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini from 1938-45 before moving to Rochester.
As a teacher, taught at the Eastman School of Music, but also spent 44 successive summers teaching at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.
He heard Waldemar Giese play the Scontrino Concerto, on the Rautmann with Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra while a student a Curtis.
A collection of reminiscences and tributes was self-published: Zimmerman, Oscar G. and George Murphy.