Bettina Rühl
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Bettina Rühl studied with Rainer Schmidt in Würzburg and Ingrid Philippi in Stuttgart. During this time, she was a member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and was an intern at the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, also attending master courses with Serge Collot and Madeleine Prager, among others. She appeared as a chamber musician with the Trio Giocoso (viola clarinet, piano), the Ensemble Kontraste in Nürnberg and others. After five years as principal viola at the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslautern, Bettina Rühl joined the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra in 2001. She is a regular substitute at the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. She strives to perform musical rarities and to focus more on chamber music. Bettina Rühl is a sought-after chamber music partner, appearing regularly in the chamber music series of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra and with ensemble acht. In 2013 she joined her colleagues in recording the collected chamber music of Felicitas Kukuck. Since 2015 she has been a member of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.
