Ole Kristian Ruud

Ole Kristian Ruud has gained a reputation as a dynamic figure in Scandinavian music as well as embarking on an international career. He regularly conducts eminent symphony orchestras and chamber orchestras in the Nordic countries, Europe and the USA. Since 1990 he has also been a frequent visitor to Japan. Ole Kristian Ruud was chief conductor and artistic director of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra from 1987 until 1995, and of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra in Sweden from 1996 until 1999. Between 2000 and 2003 he held the position of artistic director for Norwegian repertoire with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. Ole Kristian Ruud has been professor of conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music since 1999. He is also the artistic director of the Norwegian National Youth Orchestra, and of the Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces in Oslo. Ole Kristian Ruud has been awarded a number of prestigious prizes including the Grieg Prize (1992 and 2007), the Norwegian Critics Prize (1993), the Lindemann Prize (1994) and the Johan Halvorsen Prize (1996). He has made numerous CDs for BIS, including acclaimed series of music by Geirr Tveitt and Harald Sæverud.