ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday VC Artist Fedor Rudin!

The French-Russian violinist is a major prizewinner at several prominent international competitions and former concertmaster at the Vienna State Opera and Philharmonic

Violinist and VC Artist Fedor Rudin was born on this day 29 years ago.

Rudin is a graduate of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg and the Cologne High School of Music, where he studied with Pierre Amoyal and Zakhar Bron. He currently studies with Boris Kuschnir at the Graz University of Music.

He is a former major prize winner at the Paganini, Enescu, Marteau, Khachaturian, Lipizer, and Qingdao International Violin Competitions.

From March 2019 to May 2021, he served as concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera and Philharmonic before leaving to focus on his solo career.

He currently performs on the 1694 "ex-Benecke” Stradivari, on a generous loan from the Austrian National Bank.

VC YOUNG ARTIST FEDOR RUDIN & JANELLE FUNG | PAGANINI | I PALPITI | 2016 MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION