Ana Ruth Bermudez, cello

Visit Ana Ruth Bermudez's new site! A sought-after soloist, recitalist and pedagogue, Bermúdez studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, the prestigious Amadeo Roldán Conservatory of Music in her native Havana, and the Instituto Superior de Arte de La Habana, graduating in Cello Performance. Aclaimed for her virtuoso technique, Bermúdez has played as a soloist with several symphonic orchestras, and has appeared in solo and chamber recitals in Cuba, Russia, Spain, England, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, and in the United States, where she has resided since 2000. After some years as artistic director of the Orquesta de Camara de la Habana, she became a part of Venezuela’s renowned “Sistema de Orquestas Juveniles”, working as a cello and chamber music specialist. She has taught at the Escuela Nacional de Música and the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, the Simón Bolívar Conservatory of Music and the Instituto Universitario de Estudios Musicales in Caracas, Venezuela, as well as the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and Alverno College in Milwaukee. Over the years, Bermúdez has founded and directed several chamber groups, and is currently engaged with the Dúo Roldán, a cello and guitar ensemble actively performing and recording. She is also a member of the America String Trio and founder of the IberoAmerica Ensemble. She has played at Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, the Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky Halls in Moscow, Teatro Esteban Salas in Santiago de cuba, Teatro Nacional and Teatro Garcia Lorca in Havana, Teatro Teresa Carreno and Sala Jose Felix Rivas in Caracas, and at the Americas Society, Queen Sofia Spanish Institute, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In addition to several world premieres and recordings of contemporary music, Ana Ruth Bermúdez has worked for television, theater, radio and cinema in Cuba, Spain, Venezuela, and the United States.  She is currently teaching and performing in the Philadelphia and New York metropolitan areas.