Bernd Ruf

Following his musical director degree, Bernd Ruf conducted musicals (Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Dance of the Vampires, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King), assisted Dennis Russell Davies at the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and at the Salzburg Festival, and undertook the conception and direction of youth concerts at the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker from 1999 to 2004.

He has appeared as a guest with SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hanover, and the Bochumer Symphoniker.

He has worked with Jon Lord, Roger Hodgson, Ian Anderson, Paul McCartney, Randy Brecker, Joe Lovano, and Charlie Mariano on his orchestral crossover projects.

He is responsible for organizing and conducting the annual open-air event Bridges to the Classics at the Handel Festival in Halle.

He conducts orchestral soundtracks for cinema, television, and games (The Settlers, Anno, SpellForce, Paraworld, Battleforge, Darksiders, House of the Lion).

Numerous tours have taken the ensemble as far afield as the United States, South America, Georgia, and throughout Europe.