Eric Ruske (horn) 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 as hornist of the Empire Brass Quintet. His 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 at Concours International d’Interprétation Musicale.
Performances as soloist include appearances with the Baltimore Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Shanghai Radio Broadcast Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, European Camerata, San Diego Symphony, Boston Pops Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, and a tour with the Israel Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has appeared with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Moab Music Festival, Newport Music Festival, Spoleto Festival, Festival de Musique in St. Barthlélemy, OK Mozart International Festival, Evian Festival, La Musica in Sarasota, Bargemusic in Brooklyn, Music from Angel Fire, Boston Chamber Music Society, and the Festival Pablo Casals.
His discography includes a recording of the Strauss and Glière Horn Concerti, two discs of virtuoso transcriptions for horn and piano, a disc of solo horn repertoire—all on the Albany Records label—and the complete Mozart Horn Concerti for Telarc.
A graduate of Northwestern University, Ruske is the Professor of Horn and member of the faculty of Boston University.
