 He has won prizes in many international competitions, and has performed as a solo cellist with such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony and the Danish Radio Orchestras.His interest in authentic performance practice has led him to play early music and baroque music on both the cello and viola da gamba, in "historically correct" manner.As conductor, Rudin works with student orchestras, and has been the director of the Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra since 1988.