Personal details - Runnicles to become chief conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
British conductor Sir Donald Runnicles is to become Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and take up his post at the start of the 2025/2026 season. As the orchestra of the state capital announced on Wednesday, the draft contract will soon be submitted to the city council for approval. Runnicles (69) will lead the Philharmonie as chief conductor designate from the coming season. He will succeed Marek Janowski (84), whose contract in Dresden expired last summer.
With Sir Donald Runnicles, the Dresden Philharmonic has been able to attract an internationally renowned and very experienced chief conductor, explained Dresden's Mayor of Culture Annekatrin Klepsch. Runnicles is just as much in demand at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as he is at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and many other major opera houses such as those in Vienna, Paris, Milan and London.
"When I came to the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra a year ago, I was immediately captivated by the beauty and outstanding sound of the concert hall. And that continued with the orchestra: I encountered excellent musical quality, great trust and a way of playing together that I had hardly experienced anywhere before," the conductor is quoted as saying in a statement from the Philharmonie.
Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, under the leadership of Sir Donald Runnicles, will continue to draw attention with its exceptional musical performances, given his reputation as a sought-after conductor not only in Dresden but also at renowned opera houses in cities like New York, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Milan, and London.
In his appointment as Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic, Sir Donald Runnicles will follow in the footsteps of Marek Janowski, whose tenure with the orchestra concluded last summer. This new chapter in the history of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra promises to be filled with the enchanting sounds of music that have long captivated audience members in Dresden, Saxony.
Source: www.stern.de
