DOHNANYI, OLIVER

Oliver Dohnanyi was born in 1955 in Prague. He studied at the Music Academy in Prague under Václav Neumann, after which he went to Vienna to complete his studies at the Hoschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst. In 1979, he was appointed conductor of the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava). He was there for seven years, and then joined the Slovak National Theatre Opera Orchestra as principal conductor, while also conducting the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra in Bratislava.

In 1993, he was named principal conductor of the Opera of the Prague National Theatre, and toured with them from 1995 to 1997. Since then, he has conducted the Capella Istropolitana and the English National Opera, and has appeared as a guest conductor with the Yomiuri – Nippon Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, the National Symphony Orchestra of Portugal, the Northern Philharmonic Leeds, and the Irish National Symphony Orchestra, among many others. In 2002, he conducted and recorded three world-premiere performances of works by Marian Budos.

Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
101 CLASSICS - The Best Loved Classical Melodies	8.508004
101 GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS, Vol. 3	8.551143
101 GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS, Vol. 10	8.551150
20 KLASSISKA FAVORITER (20 Classical Favorites)	8.570566
A LA DECOUVERTE DU CLASSIQUE	8.550037-38
A NEW YEAR'S CONCERT	8.571097
A TO Z OF OPERA	8.555037-38
ADAGIO - The Ultimate Collection	8.570015-16
ADAGIO 1	8.550994
Art & Music: Turner - Music of His Time	8.558116
BACH (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552103-04
BACH / VIVALDI: Violin Concertos	8.571001
BACH FOR MEDITATION	8.557650
BACH, J.S. (THE BEST OF)	8.556656
BACH, J.S. / VIVALDI: Violin Concertos	8.553231
BACH, J.S.: Adagio	8.552242
BACH, J.S.: Best of Bach (The)	8.551106
BACH, J.S.: Romantic Bach (The)	8.552212
BACH, J.S.: Romantic Bach (The)	8.570077
BACH, J.S.: Violin Concertos	DVDI 0991
BACH, J.S.: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043 (Nishizaki)	8.550194
BALLADE - Classics Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556604
BEETHOVEN: 11 Modlinger Dances / 12 German Dances / 12 Minuets	8.550433
BEETHOVEN: Romantic Beethoven (The)	8.552213
BEETHOVEN: Romantic Beethoven (The)	8.570078
BEST OF BACH (THE)	8.551106DX
BEST OF NAXOS 4	8.550004
BEST OF NAXOS 5	8.550005
BEST OF NAXOS 7	8.550007
BEST OF OPERA	8.570048
BEST OF OPERA I	8.571079
BEST OF OPERA II	8.571080
BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 1	8.553166
BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 2	8.553167
BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 3	8.553168
BRAHMS / LISZT: Piano Concertos	8.554678
BRIDE'S GUIDE TO WEDDING MUSIC (A)	8.557246-47
BRIDE'S GUIDE TO WEDDING MUSIC FOR CIVIL CEREMONIES (A)	8.570227-28
BRUDKAUPSTONLIST (Wedding Song List)	8.557562
CENTRE (THE), Vol. 1	8.554901-02DX
CENTRE (THE), Vol. 2	8.554903-04DX
CHILL WITH BACH	8.556786
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 / LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1	8.550292
CINEMA CLASSICS 1998	8.551182
CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 5	8.556625
CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 9	8.556629
CLASSICAL FAVOURITES (Den Klassiske Onskekonserten)	8.503129
CLASSICAL MOMENTS 3: Classical Music to Relax to	8.555359
CLASSICAL MOMENTS 6: Classical Music to Study to	8.555362
Classics at the Movies: Thrillers	8.556809
DISCOVER CLASSICAL MUSIC	8.550008-09
Discover Music of the Romantic Era	8.558155-56
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 1	8.550035-36
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 3: The Concerto	8.554486-87
Elegie: Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556612
ENKELIN AANIN (Angel's Voices)	8.503147
Etude: Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556611
FAMOUS OPERA CHORUSES	8.571078
FAMOUS OVERTURES	8.553627
GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS 3 (Australia)	8.570038
GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS 10 (Australia)	8.570045
Italian Opera Choruses	8.553963
KLASSISKA FAVORITER: OPERA (Classical Favourites: Opera)	8.503021
Largo	8.550950
LISZT (THE BEST OF)	8.556667
LISZT : The Best of Liszt	8.551117
LISZT: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Totentanz	8.550187
LOVE AND PEACE	8.557362DX
MACABRE MASTERPIECES	8.557930-31
MAGIC OF THE FLUTE (THE)	8.571089
MEDITATION	8.571075
Meditation: Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556614
MENDELSSOHN (THE BEST OF)	8.556660
MENDELSSOHN / LISZT / GRIEG: Piano Concertos	8.553267
MENDELSSOHN : The Best Of Mendelssohn	8.551110
MENDELSSOHN: Midsummer Night's Dream (A) / Overtures	8.554433
MENDELSSOHN: Symphonies Nos. 3, "Scottish" and 4, "Italian"	7179
NAXOS SELECTION: Highlights	8.571000
NEUJAHR IN WIEN (New Year in Vienna) - Musical Bonbons by Strauss I and II, Lanner and Ziehrer	8.552006
NIGHT MUSIC 4	8.556818
NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 4	8.551124
Night Music, Vol. 11	8.551131
OPERA AT THE MOVIES	8.551164
OPERA'S GREATEST MOMENTS	8.557926-27
RUBINSTEIN: Fantaisie Op. 84 / Concertstuck Op. 113	8.223190
SENTIMENTAL CLASSICS	8.550227DX
SORCERER'S APPRENTICE AND OTHER ORCHESTRAL FAVOURITES	8.554066
STRAUSS II, J (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552115-16
STRAUSS II, J.: 100 Most Famous Works, Vol. 10	8.554526
STRAUSS II, J.: 100 Most Famous Works, Vol. 3	8.554519
STRAUSS II, J.: 100 Most Famous Works, Vol. 5	8.554521
STRAUSS II, J.: 100 Most Famous Works, Vol. 6	8.554522
STRAUSS II, J.: 100 Most Famous Works, Vol. 9	8.554525
STRAUSS II, J.: Edition - Vol. 5	8.223205
STRAUSS II, J.: Edition - Vol. 6	8.223206
STRAUSS II, J.: Edition - Vol. 7	8.223207
STRAUSS II, J.: Edition - Vol. 8	8.223208
STRAUSS II, J.: Waltzes, Polkas, Marches and Overtures, Vol. 3	8.550338
STRAUSS II, J.: Waltzes, Polkas, Marches and Overtures, Vol. 4	8.550339
STRAUSS II: Most Famous Waltzes, Polkas, and Marches, Vol. 2	8.571110
STRAUSS, Johann, Jr : Waltzes and Polkas	DVDI 1016
SVEN GORAN ERIKSSONS - Klassiska Favoriter	8.503135
SVENSKA FOLKETS ONSKEKONSERT	8.557192
VARIOUS : Favourite Overtures	8.553263
VERDI (THE BEST OF)	8.556669
VERDI (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552121-22
VERDI: Opera Choruses	8.550241
VERY BEST OF LISZT (THE)	8.552131-32
Viennese Favourites, Vol. 2	8.553282
VIVALDI (THE BEST OF)	8.556655
VIVALDI (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552101-02
VIVALDI: 4 Seasons (The) / Wind Concertos	8.553219
VIVALDI: Flute Concertos (Famous)	8.550385
Voices of Angels	8.503071