Mr. Zinger has conducted and played with orchestras, singers and chamber groups throughout the Americas and in Spain, Russia, Poland, Slovenia, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Germany and Norway.
In 2009, he accompanied Plácido Domingo singing tangos at Washington’s Constitution Hall,[1] narrated Piazzolla’s Pueblo Joven at Tokyo’s Opera City[2] (2008), played and conducted the Moscow première[3] of Piazzolla’s María de Buenos Aires (2006), and conducted the closing of Paquito D'Rivera's Carnegie Hall 50th Anniversary Concert (2005).
In 1987, he was asked by Ástor Piazzolla to serve as musical director for the premiere production of Tango Apasionado at the Westbeth Theater Center.
His critically acclaimed CD's include Tango Apasionado with Ástor Piazzolla, Chamber Music from the South and the Grammy nominated The Clarinetist with Paquito D'Rivera and Gustavo Tavares, Las Puertas de la Mañana (songs of Carlos Guastavino), and two albums of Carlos Suriñach’s flamenco-infused music.
He has conducted the Costa Rica National Symphony, Simón Bolívar Orchestra (Venezuela), Maribor Philharmonic (Slovenia), Montevideo Philharmonic and Montevideo Pro Opera (Uruguay) and Bronx Arts Ensemble with Jazz greats Tito Puente, Dave Valentin, Néstor Torres and John Faddis.