Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma presents:
 

Jonathan Ruck

Upcoming performances: Jonathan Ruck

Praised for his “Virtuosic command” and “full bodied tone,” cellist Jonathan Ruck is emerging as a performer and pedagogue of the highest caliber.  Recently appointed to the faculty of the University of Oklahoma School of Music, he is frequently heard in recital, chamber music, and orchestral performances throughout North America. 

From 2002-04, Mr. Ruck served as the teaching assistant to Distinguished Professor Janos Starker at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Prior to his appointment at OU, he held positions at DePauw University and Hampden-Sydney College, and served as guest-teacher at the University of Illinois. 

An avid chamber musician, Mr. Ruck was twice awarded the coveted Kuttner Quartet Fellowship at Indiana University.  He has studied and collaborated with eminent performers such as Andre Watts, Rostislav Dubinsky, Luba Edlina-Dubinsky, James Campbell, Miriam Fried, Mauricio Fuks, Mimi Zweig, and members of the Cleveland, Emerson, Tokyo, Juilliard, and Fine Arts Quartets.  As a member of the Dubinsky Quartet, he was a prizewinner in the Fischoff and Coleman national competitions.  Recent performances include appearances on the Schneider Concerts series in New York, the Mostly Music series in Chicago, chamber music series in Vancouver, North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin and Indiana, and at the Norfolk and Sarasota festivals.

Jonathan currently performs with the Holmberg Quartet, Oklahoma City’s Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble, and serves as principal cellist of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic.