Viktor Rud

Viktor Rud studied choral conducting at the National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music in his native Kiev, Ukraine and graduated with a Masters Diploma with Honours. From 1999 to 2002 he led the Ukrainian National Technical University Chorus as its Artistic Director. In 2002 he moved to London to pursue vocal studies at the Royal Academy of Music. He graduated from the RAM in 2006 receiving the Special Prize of HRH Duchess of Gloucester, President of the RAM. In 2009 he was elected Associate of the RAM. Rud moved to Germany in 2007 to become a member of the Staatsoper Berlin International Opera Studio for its inaugural season. Among the roles performed in Berlin were: Mr Astley in Prokofiev ‘The Gambler’ (conducted by Daniel Barenboim and directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov) and Mamma Agata in Don