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12 Facts About Donald Runnicles

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Sir Donald Cameron Runnicles OBE HonFRSE was born on 16 November 1954, Edinburgh, Scotland and is a Scottish conductor.

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Donald Runnicles began his operatic career as a singers' coach and assistant conductor in Mannheim, Germany.

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Donald Runnicles became Generalmusikdirektor of the city of Freiburg, Germany in 1989.

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4.

Donald Runnicles has served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since September 2001, and his current contract there runs through 2014.

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5.

Donald Runnicles had been offered the title of Music Director of the Orchestra of St Luke's, but he declined the title.

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6.

Donald Runnicles became Music Director of the Grand Teton Music Festival in September 2005, having been appointed that August.

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7.

Donald Runnicles first conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in 2001.

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8.

Donald Runnicles has two daughters, Ashley and Tamara, from his past marriage to the South African violist Elizabeth Prior.

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Donald Runnicles is currently married to the Canadian pilates teacher Adelle Eslinger.

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Donald Runnicles holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh and Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, as of February 2011.

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In 2019, Donald Runnicles was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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Donald Runnicles was knighted in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to music.

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