Ossi Runne

Ossi Runne
Ossi Runne in 1966
Born	Yrjö Osvald Rundberg (1927-04-23)23 April 1927 Viipuri, Finland
Died	5 November 2020(2020-11-05) (aged 93) Helsinki, Finland
Occupation	conductor

Ossi Runne (23 April 1927 – 5 November 2020)[1] was a Finnish trumpeter, orchestra leader, composer, and record producer.[2]

Career

He changed his name to Runne in 1936, and in the early part of his career was known as a trumpeter and an orchestra leader.[3] Upon his return to Finland from the post of conductor for the China Variety Orchestra in Stockholm in 1957, he joined the Musiikki-Fazer company as a studio manager.[3] In 1965 he moved to Yleisradio and became head conductor of the national radio orchestra; later he led the TV 1 orchestra as well.[3] He retired from both positions in 1992.[4]

He is perhaps most recognized for conducting Finland's entries at the Eurovision Song Contest. He first conducted the entry "Playboy" (which he also composed)[3] at Luxembourg in 1966. Runne would go on to conduct 22 Finnish entries, ending in 1989.[4] In addition, he was also the Yleisradio Eurovision commentator in 1981 and 1990.[3]

He wrote an autobiography, Trumpetilla ja tahtipuikolla (“With the trumpet and the baton”) in 2003.[3]

List of bands affiliated with Runne[3]

• Ossi Runne Quintet (director, trumpeter 1944–1945)
• Ossi Aalto Orchestra (trumpeter 1945–1948)
• Toivo Kärki (trumpeter 1948–1949)
• Olle Lindström Orchestra (trumpeter 1950–1951)
• Erkki Aho Orchestra (trumpeter 1951–1953)
• Ossi Runne Orchestra (band leader, trumpeter 1954–1955)
• Al Stefano Orchestra (trumpeter 1955–1956)
• China Variety Orchestra (conductor 1956–1957)
• Yleisradio Orchestra (conductor 1965–1992)
• Karelia Wind Band (band director 1986–2003)

References

1. Pudas, Mari (6 November 2020). "Musiikkineuvos Ossi Runne on kuollut". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
2. Runne, Ossi in Uppslagsverket Finland.
3. Ossi Runne profile^[usurped] at Pomus (in Finnish).
4. "Finnish Music Makers Lobby profile of Ossi Runne (in Finnish)". Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2008-11-07.

External links

• Ossi Runne discography at Discogs