Prof. Dr. Peter Ruzicka
Born July 3, 1948 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Composer, artistic director, and conductor. Professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg. Member of both the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and the Free Academy of Arts in Hamburg. Artistic director of the Munich Biennial. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Allianz Cultural Foundation in Munich.
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Abbreviated CV
| 1977 | Doctoral thesis: "Ewige Urheberpersönlichkeitsrecht" (Permanent Authorship Personality Rights) |
| 1979-1987 | Artistic director of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra |
| 1988-1997 | Artistic director of the Hamburg State Opera and the Hamburg Philharmonic |
| Seit 1990 | Professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg |
| Seit 1996 | Artistic director of the Munich Biennial |
| 1997 | Artistic advisor for the Royal Concertgebouw Orchester in Amsterdam |
| 1999 | President of the Bavarian Theater Academy |
| 2001-2006 | Artistic director of the Salzburg Festival |
| 2008/2009 | Conductor of the Staatskapelle Berlin, of the NDR Symphony Orchestra and the China Philharmonic Orchestra |
Honors
| 2006 | Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st Class |
Compositions
Peter Ruzicka’s works have been performed by leading international orchestras such as:
- The Berlin Philharmonic
- The Dresden Staatskapelle
- The Munich Philharmonic
- The Vienna Symphony Orchestra
- The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra Tokyo
- The China Philharmonic Orchestra
- The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bamberger Symphoniker
- Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
- RSO Wien
