Ole Kristian Ruud (born 2 October 1959, Lillestrøm) is a Norwegian conductor. He studied clarinet with Richard Kjelstrup at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He studied conducting at the Sibelius Academy and made his debut in Oslo with the National theater. In 1992, he was awarded the Grieg Prize, and in 1993 conducted the complete Peer Gynt with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London's Royal Festival Hall.
Ruud was principal conductor of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra from 1987-1995 and of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra from 1996-1999. In 1999, he became one of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra's Artistic Directors, specializing in Norwegian repertoire. In 2005, he completed recording the complete orchestral works of Edvard Grieg with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra for BIS records. He has been professor of conducting at The Norwegian Academy of Music since 1999.
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| Preceded by Junichi Hirokami |
Principal Conductor, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra 1996-1999 |
Succeeded by Lü Jia |
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