Shoshana Rudiakov (25 June 1948 – 21 November 2012) was a Soviet and German pianist and music teacher. She was born in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, and died in Stuttgart, Germany.
Rudiakov studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Yakov Flier and Bella Davidovich. She subsequently spent several years touring regions of the Soviet Union with classical-music concerts.
In 1973 she emigrated to Israel. She made her London debut at the Royal Albert Hall in 1975 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, followed by BBC radio recordings. Her British tour was followed by appearances in France, Italy, the United States, Puerto Rico, Japan, Belgium, and Germany. She performed with ensembles including the Berlin Philharmonic and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, and appeared at international chamber-music festivals with Gina Bachauer, Eugene Istomin, and Isaac Stern.
From 1977, Rudiakov lived and worked in Germany. In 1981 she became professor of piano at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts. From 2002 she also served as vice rector and as a member of the academic council, giving particular attention to international artistic connections among musical societies and organizations in different countries.
She was married to Dmitry Rudiakov, a bassoonist with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. She also performed with her cousin, violinist Michael Rudiakov, and with Michael's son, violist Ariel Rudiakov.
Rudiakov released fifteen CDs on labels including Golden Crest, Tacet, Nonesuch, Stradivari, and Nimbus Records. Her debut recording, issued by Jerusalem Records in 1983, paired Frédéric Chopin's Second Sonata with Sergei Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme of Corelli. Later recordings included piano works by Chopin, Alexander Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff; a bassoon-and-piano program with Dmitry Rudiakov; and recordings associated with the Manchester Music Festival.