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Louise Fryer presents music from a recent series of concerts with the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, celebrating the artistry of Scotland's greatest living conductor Donald Runnicles in works by Mozart, Bruckner and Osvaldo Golijov.

Svend Brown, Director of Glasgow Music, said: "Donald Runnicles is a rarity among conductors - a true maestro capable of inspiring searingly intense performances from an orchestra but who is also an excellent accompanist to singers. Glasgow Music is delighted to be celebrating such a respected figure in the international music scene with his colleagues and audiences."

Edinburgh-born Runnicles is arguably one of the greatest conductors of both opera and symphonic music in the world, and became Chief Conductor of the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in 2009. Today we have a chance to hear them in Bruckner's best-known symphony and concertante works by Osvaldo Golijov - featuring the orchestra's principal cellist Martin Storey - and Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 18, played by Sofya Gulyak.

Throughout the week you can also hear Runnicles at the piano, with mezzo Karen Cargill singing Brahms and cellist Steven Isserlis playing Glazunov.

Plus the 大象传媒 SSO in Debussy, Richard Strauss, Vaughan Williams and the UK premiere of Philip Glass's Sixth Symphony - as part of the celebrations of Glass's 75th birthday this year.