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Scottish conductor (born November 16, 1954 in Edinburgh, Scotland).

General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin since August 2009 and Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra since September 2009, he has been Music Director and Principal Conductor of the San Francisco Opera from 1992 to 2009 and Principal Conductor of the Orchestra Of St. Luke’s from 2001 to 2007. He is also Music Director of the Grand Teton Music Festival since September 2005, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since September 2001.

ALBUMS


BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles, Mahler*
Symphony No. 5
2024, CD, BBC Music Magazine, ,
Romantic
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles, Mark Elder*, Ilan Volkov ; Wagner*
Orchestral Music From Tannhäuser, Parsifal, Tristan Und Isolde
2023, CD, BBC Music Magazine, ,
Romantic/Opera
Britten*, Butterworth*, Finzi*, Errollyn Wallen - Paul Watkins* (Cello), Martyn Brabbins, Donald Runnicles, John Wilson (Conductors); BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The Best Of British
2023, CD, BBC Music Magazine, ,
Contemporary/Modern
Garrick Ohlsson, Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Donald Runnicles, Beethoven*
The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos
2023, 3xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Reference Recordings, ,
Classical/Romantic
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Sound Intermedia, Donald Runnicles, Ilan Volkov
Vaughan Williams Serenade To Music Plus Wagner Siegfried Idyll
2022, CD, BBC Music Magazine
Mahler* - Gweneth-Ann Rand, Michelle DeYoung, Johan Botha, Mark Delavan, Choir of King's College, Cambridge*, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus*, Donald Runnicles
Das Klagende Lied
2021, CD, Album, BBC Music Magazine
Detlev Glanert, Donald Runnicles, Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Jeremy Bynes, Maria Bengtsson, Nikolai Schukoff, Christoph Pohl, Nicole Haslett, Albert Pesendorfer, Doris Soffel, Stephen Bronk
Oceane
2020, 2xCD, Album, Oehms Classics
Bruckner*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles
Symphony No. 8
2020
Ravel*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Donald Runnicles
Daphnis Et Chloé
2020
Aribert Reimann, Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles
L'Invisible
2018, 2xCD, Album, Oehms Classics
Mahler*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Carolyn Sampson, Donald Runnicles
Symphony No.4
2017
MacMillan* - Vadim Repin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles
Violin Concerto • Symphony No.4
2016, CD, Album, Onyx (6), ,
Modern/Contemporary
Mahler*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles
Symphony No. 9
2016, ,
Romantic/Modern
Beethoven* - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles
Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
2016
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles, Nicholas McGegan : Haydn*
Symphonies Nos 44 & 100
2016
Beethoven*, John Lill, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Walter Weller, Donald Runnicles
Piano Concerto No.2 Plus Overtures
2015, ,
Classical
Brahms*, Wagner*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Donald Runnicles, Edinburgh Festival Chorus
A German Requiem / Parsifal - Act I Prelude
2013, ,
Romantic
Wagner*, Kaufmann*, Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Runnicles*
Wagner
2013, ,
Romantic
Bruckner* — Donald Runnicles, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 7
2012, CD, Hyperion, ,
Romantic
Dvořák*, Mark-Anthony Turnage, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles, Michał Dworzynski, Andrew Gourlay
Symphony No. 9 'New World' / Canon Fever
2012, ,
Romantic/Contemporary
Richard Strauss - Twyla Robinson, Lucy Crowe, Daniela Sindram, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles
Der Rosenkavalier (Highlights)
2012, ,
Romantic
Mahler* – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra Junior Chorus, Donald Runnicles
Symphony No. 8 'Symphony Of A Thousand'
2011
Strauss* – Christine Brewer, Eric Owens (3), Donald Runnicles, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Great Strauss Scenes
2010, CD, Telarc, ,
Romantic/Modern
Mahler*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Karen Cargill, Johan Botha, Donald Runnicles
Das Lied Von Der Erde
2009, CD, BBC Music Magazine
Henryk Górecki - Christine Brewer, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles
Symphony No. 3 “Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs”
2009
Donald Runnicles, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Elgar*, Davies*, Turnage*, Britten*, MacMillan*
Britannia
2007, 8xFile, FLAC, 16 , Telarc
Elgar*, Davies*, Turnage*, Britten*, MacMillan*, Donald Runnicles, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Britannia
2007
Wagner* / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles / John Treleaven, Christine Brewer
Tristan Und Isolde
2006, 4xCD, Album, Box, Warner Classics, ,
Romantic/Opera
Strauss* / Wagner*, Christine Brewer, Donald Runnicles, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Four Last Songs / Death And Transfiguration / Prelude & Liebestod From Tristan & Isolde
2006
Mozart* - Donald Runnicles, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus*
Requiem
2005
Korngold*, Denoke*, Denschlag*, Kerl*, Skovhus*, Wiener Philharmoniker, Donald Runnicles
Die Tote Stadt
2004, 2xCD, Album, Orfeo (2)
Beethoven*, Donald Runnicles, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus*, Mary Dunleavy, Elizabeth Bishop (2), Stephen Gould (2), Alastair Miles
Symphony No. 9
2003, ,
Classical
Orff* / Donald Runnicles / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus*
Carmina Burana
2002
Berg* / Schoenberg* - Leonidas Kavakos*, BBC SO*, Andrew Davis, Donald Runnicles
Violin Concerto "To The Memory Of An Angel" / Verklärte Nacht
2001, CD-ROM, Enh, BBC Music Magazine, ,
Modern/Romantic
Jane Eaglen, Donald Runnicles, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner, Alban Berg, Richard Strauss
Wagner-Berg-Strauss
2000, ,
Classical
Richard Strauss, Alessandra Marc, NDR-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg*, Donald Runnicles
Ein Heldenleben ✥ Salome (Closing Scene)
2000,
Bellini* / Donald Runnicles, Jennifer Larmore, Hei-Kyung Hong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
I Capuleti i Montecchi
1999, 2xCD, Album, Teldec Classics, ,
Opera
Ben Heppner, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra*, Donald Runnicles
German Romantic Opera
1998, ,
Romantic/Opera/Classical
Stewart Wallace, Michael Korie, San Francisco Opera*, Donald Runnicles
Harvey Milk
1998, ,
Opera
Donald Runnicles, Staatskapelle Dresden
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen - Orchestral Highlights
1997, CD, Album, Comp, Teldec Classics International GmbH
Gluck* - Jennifer Larmore, Dawn Upshaw, Alison Hagley, Chorus* And Orchestra Of San Francisco Opera*, Donald Runnicles
Orphée Et Eurydice
1996, 2xCD, Album + Box, Sli, TELDEC, ,
Classical/Opera
Humperdinck* : Larmore* · Ziesak* · Behrens* · Weikl* · Schwarz* · Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks* · Donald Runnicles
Hänsel Und Gretel
1994, ,
Romantic/Opera

APPEARANCES +


Franz Schreker - Daniel Johansson (20), Elisabet Strid, Michael Laurenz, Orchestra* And Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin* , Conductor Marc Albrecht*, Stage Director Christof Loy*
Der Schatzgräber
2023, Blu-ray, Multichannel, Naxos, ,
Opera/Modern/Romantic
Riccardo Zandonai, Sara Jakubiak, Jonathan Tetelman (2), Ivan Inverardi, Charles Workman, Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin*, Conductor Carlo Rizzi*, Stage Director Christof Loy*
Francesca Da Rimini
2022, DVD-V, Multichannel, NTSC, Naxos, ,
Opera/Romantic/Modern
Various
The BBC Orchestras: A Special Celebration
2022, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Various
Best Of Klassik 2020
2020, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Classics,
Korngold* / Sara Jakubiak, Brian Jagde, Josef Wagner (3), Orchestra And Chorus Of the Deutsche Oper Berlin*, Marc Albrecht (2), Christof Loy
Das Wunder Der Heliane
2019, ,
Opera/Romantic/Modern
Beethoven*
Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
2016
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10
2015
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.2 plus Overtures
2015, ,
Classical
Jonas Kaufmann
50 Great Arias
2014, ,
Opera
Various
Mars 2013 : Un Mois D'Émotions Musicales
2013, CD, Comp, Smplr, Car, Diapason,
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – December 2012
2012, 6xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion
Various
Runaway Bunny; The Story Of Babar; Goodnight Moon
2012, CD, Album, GPR Records,
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier (Highlights)
2012
Various
Romantic Classics
2009, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM, ,
Romantic
Henryk Górecki
Symphony N° 3 "Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs"
2009
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
Jackson Hole Wine Auction - June 26-28, 2008
2008, CDr, Promo, Not On Label
Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes
2008, 2xDVD-V, NTSC, EMI Classics
Iulia Várady, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper
Varady sings Wagner and Verdi
2007, CD, Orfeo (2)
Joshua Bell
Voice Of The Violin
2006, ,
Romantic/Classical
Giacomo Puccini
Turandot
2005, DVD, PAL, DeAgostini
Various
Great Composers
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Classics, Sunday Express, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic
Various
Classical SACD Sampler II
2003, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Telarc Surround,
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9
2003, ,
Opera
Various
Telarc Classical - Celebrating 25 Years
2002, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Contemporary
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben Closing Scene From Salome
2001
Richard Strauss
The Operas Of Richard Strauss
1999, CD-ROM, Comp, MP3, Audio Encyclopedia, ,
Opera/Neo-Romantic/Modern
Richard Wagner
Der Ring des Nibelungen - Orchestral Highlights, Siegfried-Idyll
1997, CD, Comp, Apex
Various
Classic CD 75
1996, CD, Comp, Classic CD,
Richard Strauss, Kiri Te Kanawa
Capriccio
1996, 2xLaserdisc, 12", PAL, Decca, ,
Opera
Various
The Pearl Fishers Duet (And Other Great Operatic Treasures)
1995
Robert Kahn
Klavierstücke - Piano Pieces
1985, LP, Album, Burkhard Laugwitz
Various
Ladenburg Musiziert
LP, Not On Label
Various
Aangenaam Klassiek 2014
2014, 3xCD, Comp, STEP (Stichting Entertainmentretail Promotion), ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
Rondo-CD #55
2013, CD, Comp, Promo, Rondo (17),
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner Genie Und Wahnsinn
2012, 3xCD, Comp, Sony Classical, ,
Opera
Various
Telarc Classical SACD Sampler 6
2009, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Smplr, Telarc Surround, ,
Baroque/Romantic/Modern
Various
The Absolute Sound SACD Sampler
2006, SACD, Album, Comp, Smplr, Telarc Surround,
Various
Classic Flicks: Featuring 10 Of The Greatest Ever Movie Themes!
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Classics, Sunday Express
Various
Telarc SACD Sampler I
2002, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Smplr, Telarc Surround