Adrian Ruiz

Adrian Ruiz (born November 17, 1937 in Los Angeles ) is an American pianist .

Life

Ruiz studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Rudolf Serkin and Mieczysław Horszowski , and later at the University of Southern California in his hometown of Los Angeles. As a result, he won numerous awards, including a prize at the Busoni Competition (1968), the Michaels Memorial Award, the Kimber Award and the Young Musicians Foundation Award. He also took 1st place at the Concurso de piano Ciudad de Montevideo (1969).

For many years he was the chairman of the piano department at the University of Southern California and was particularly committed to little-known or forgotten works of German Romanticism. In addition, he made numerous tours through the USA , South America and Europe .

Discography (selection)

• Niels Wilhelm Gade , watercolors op.19 and arabesque in F major op.27, Christian Sinding , piano works - 1970
• Hermann Goetz , Complete Piano Works - 1972
• Norbert Burgmüller , Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 8; Robert Volkmann , Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 12 and Fantasy in C major, Op. 25a; Theodor Kirchner , piano pieces - 1973
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , Variations sérieuses op.54 and Variations in E flat major op.82 as well as works by Alberto Ginastera and Carlos Chávez - 1971/73
• Anton Rubinstein , Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 94 - 1996
• Joseph Rheinberger , Piano Concerto in A flat major, Op. 94 - 2006
• Ferdinand Hiller , 24 Etudes op.15 , 8 Mésures op.57 , Piano Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 47, Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 59, Piano Sonata No. 3 in G minor, Op. 78, Variations Des Major op. 98, Capriccio in G minor op. 88, Zwei Impromptus op. 30 - 2009
• Julius Schulhoff , Piano Works  - 2012
• Joachim Raff , Suite in D minor, Op. 91 and Grande Sonate in E-flat minor, Op. 14 (2nd version) - 2012

Individual evidence

1. ^ Winner of the 1968 Busoni competition

Web links

• Personal website
• biography
• Discography (selection)