# Hugo Ruf

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{{Short description|German harpsichordist and music pedagogue}}
'''Hugo Ruf''' (born 9 April 1925 in Schramberg/Württemberg, died 1 November 1999 in Brauweiler near Cologne) was an influential German harpsichordist, music [pedagogue](/source/pedagogue) and a pioneer of [early music revival](/source/early_music_revival) in Germany. He is noted in particular for his recordings of music by [Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach](/source/Carl_Philipp_Emmanuel_Bach). He was instrumental (along with the conductor [Helmuth Koch](/source/Helmuth_Koch)) in the 20th century revival of C.P.E.Bach's music.

==Biography==
Ruf studied [harpsichord](/source/harpsichord) at the [Hochschule für Musik Freiburg](/source/Hochschule_f%C3%BCr_Musik_Freiburg) since 1946. From 1967 until 1990, he taught at the [Cologne School of Music](/source/Hochschule_f%C3%BCr_Musik_K%C3%B6ln), since 1971 as a lifetime professor. He was director of the Seminary for old Music.

==Recordings==

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==References==
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== Web==
* [http://www.schott-music.com/shop/persons/az/37860/index.html Website Schott music]

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Category:1925 births
Category:1999 deaths
Category:Early music
Category:Musicians from Cologne
Category:German harpsichordists
Category:Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:Hochschule für Musik Freiburg alumni
Category:20th-century German classical musicians

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