Short Biography

Horn soloist Eric Ruske was named Associate Principal Horn of The Cleveland Orchestra at the age of 20, and he also toured and recorded extensively during his six-year tenure as hornist of the Empire Brass Quintet.  An active chamber musician, he has appeared with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Evian Festival, Boston Chamber Music Society, and the Festival Pablo Casals both in Puerto Rico and in France.  His numerous arrangements and transcriptions, including a complete edition of the Mozart Concerti, are now available from Cimarron Music.  His discography includes five discs on the Albany Records label, and a recording of the complete Mozart Horn Concerti for Telarc.  Professor of Horn at Boston University since 1990, Mr. Ruske also directs the Horn Seminar at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.