Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the oldest concert-giving organisations in the world, and the second oldest in Britain. The origins of its concert series date back to the formation of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, which administers it, in 1840. The Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, as it was …
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Royal Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra of Sage Gateshead, is the UK’s only full-time chamber orchestra and the leading professional orchestra in the North East. Since its inception in 1958, it has built a distinctive reputation as a fresh-thinking and versatile orchestra, performing with a trademark zest and stylistic virtuosity. It is …
Elena Ruehr | composer
Elena Ruehr was born in rural Michigan, was taught the piano by her mother, and began composing as a child. Having studied composition with William Bolcom at the University of Michigan and with Vincent Persichetti and Bernard Rands at Juilliard (where she earned her doctorate), her music reveals a wide …
Gonzalo X. Ruiz
Gonzalo X. Ruiz is one of America’s most acclaimed historical instrument soloists. He has appeared both as principal oboist and concerto soloist with most of the leading period instrument groups in America and has performed widely in the U.S. and Europe under conductors such as Christopher Hogwood, Nicholas McGegan, Jordi …
Eckart Runge | cello
Founder of the renowned Artemis Quartet, with which he performed for three decades in all major concert series and festivals worldwide, in 2019 Eckart Runge left the quartet to pursue new artistic challenges, pursuing solo projects and a passion for programs that combine varied musical genres and art forms. Since …
