About / CV

Rudiger Ruwe is a Merseyside based musician, choir director, singer and singing teacher.

He studied Mathematics in Bonn, Engineering and Economics in Aachen and Music in Hamburg.

    • studies in engineering plus management at RWTH Aachen University (Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieur Maschinenbau, Master equivalent) (2005-2012)
    • studies in Technology and Design in St Petersburg, Russia (2011)
    • studies in Schulmusik (music education with main subjects Lied / Oratorium, choir conducting, piano, tenor saxophone (2017*)
    • Lecturer for Machine Learning at PFH Stade University (2022-2023)
    • Student Assistant at Institute for Textile Applications at RWTH Aachen (2008-2011)
    • Scientific Assistant (2012 - 2016) at the German Institute for Aerospace, DLR, with PhD studies in Braunschweig
    • Freelance Consultant and Software Engineer for DLR, EDAG, FFT, Airbus, German Telecom, among others (2016 - 2023)
    • Supply Teacher and Teaching Assistant with PeopleDynamix specialising in Music, Languages and SEN
    • Lecturer for Machine Learning at PFH Stade University (2022-2023)
    • Music Teacher in years 6 and 7 at Gymnasium Buckhorn (Gymnasium is the highest school form in Germany, leading to Abitur / A-levels) (2022 - 2023)
    • Music, Mathematics and Substitute Teacher for years 5-10 at Stadtteilschule Finkenwerder (2023) (Stadtteilschule is an integrative school form only leading to a GCSE level equivalent)
    • Choir Master and Music Teacher at Westerschule Finkenwerder, among others building up a choir consisting of the whole of year 2. (2023)
    • Soloist in Bernstein's Chichester Psalms 2025 at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
    • Choral Scholar for Liverpool Cathedral 2023-2024
    • Soloist in Rachmaninov's Chrysostomos Liturgy in St Michael, live on NDR
    • St Peter Rome with Bach and Mozart
    • Universität der Künste Bremen, soloist for contemporary music composition exams
    • MD of the Oriel Singers Liverpool (since 1/2024)
    • MD of the Acapella Singers Ribble Valley (since 10/2025)
    • co-director of subito mf (since 03/2025)
    • Assistant MD at Collegium Musicum, Aachen (2010)
    • Musical Director at Lieth Kontrast, Bad Bramstedt, including a CD recording during the COVID pandemic
    • Musical Director Liedertafel Scheenefeld
    • Musical Director for a division of aelter und besser, Hamburgs biggest senior choir
    • Frequent Substitute MD for a wide and varied list of choirs in Hamburg, including Oh-Ton, Choir Division, aelter und besser,
    • Coach for the Ensemble wirsinds
    • Coach for the Ensemble acht