Background
Ruder, Phillip was born on September 21, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leo and Isabell (Branson) Ruder.
symphony orchestra concertmaster
Ruder, Phillip was born on September 21, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leo and Isabell (Branson) Ruder.
Bachelor in Music, University Hartford, Connecticut, 1962. Master of Arts in Music, University Hartford, 1964.
Concertmaster New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, 1965-1967. Artist-in-residence North Carolina School for the Arts, Winston-Salem, 1967-1969. Concertmaster Dallas Symphony Orchestra, 1969-1973, Santa Fe Opera, New Mexico, 1971-1979, Cincinnati Symphony orchestra, since 1973.
Married Ruth Adler; children. Eric, Arianna.