Max Rudolf (June 15, 1902 — February 28, 1995) was a German conductor and music institute teacher.
Rudolf was born in Frankfurt am Main, where he studied cello, piano, organ and trumpet. He was a composition student of Bernhard Sekles at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. He held positions in Freiburg as assistant conductor at the Städtisches Theater, and as second conductor at the Hessisches Staatstheater in Darmstadt. In 1929, he became principal conductor of the German Theatre in Prague.
In 1940, Rudolf emigrated to the United States, and took American citizenship in 1945. In 1942, he conducted the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series. He served on the conducting staff of the Metropolitan Opera between 1946 and 1958 and had the title of musical administrator of the company between 1950 and 1958. In 1958, Rudolf became music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and held this post until 1970. He was director of the Cincinnati May Festival from 1963 to 1970.