Artists

Eric Ruske

French hornist Eric Ruske has established himself as an artist of international acclaim. Named Associate Principal Horn of The Cleveland Orchestra at the age of 20, he also toured and recorded extensively during his six-year tenure as hornist of the Empire Brass Quintet. His impressive solo career began when he won the 1986 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, First Prize in the 1987 American Horn Competition, and in 1988, the highest prize in the Concours International d\'Interpretation Musicale in Reims, France. Performances as soloist include appearances with the Baltimore Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Shanghai Radio Broadcast Symphony, the European Camerata, the San Diego Symphony, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic and a tour with the Israel Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, the Festival de Musica de Santa Catarina in Brazil, the Moab Music Festival, the Newport Music Festival, the Spoleto Festival, the Festival de Musique in St. Barthlelemy, Bargemusic in Brooklyn, and the Festival Pablo Casals both in Puerto Rico and in France. Mr. Ruske was inducted into the Illinois Hall of Fame in 2007. Professor of Horn and member of the faculty of Boston University since 1990, Mr. Ruske also directs the Horn Seminar at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.