Csaba Eörs Gyula Szilvay (born 5 September 1941) is a Finnish

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

, teacher and conductor. He was born in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, Hungary. He is the brother of the violinist

Géza Szilvay Professor Géza Ellák Jenő Szilvay (born 13 September 1943) is a Hungarian violinist, teacher and conductor. He is the brother of the cellist Csaba Szilvay and the father of the violinist Réka Szilvay. With his brother Csaba Szilvay he fo ...

and the uncle of the violinist

Réka Szilvay Réka Riikka Szilvay (born 16 April 1972) is a Finnish classical violinist. She was born in Helsinki, Finland, into an Austrian–Hungarian family. She is the daughter of the violinist Géza Szilvay and the niece of the cellist Csaba Szilvay ...

. With his brother Géza Szilvay he founded the

Helsinki Strings The Helsinki Strings ( fi, 'Helsingin juniorijouset') is a string youth orchestra in Helsinki, Finland. The orchestra was founded in 1972 by Géza and Csaba Szilvay, who conducted it until their retirement in 2010. The present conductor is ...

, a youth orchestra, in 1972. They conducted it until they retired in 2010.

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1941 births Living people Hungarian male conductors (music) Knights of the Order of the Lion of Finland 21st-century conductors (music) Hungarian expatriates in Finland 21st-century Hungarian male musicians {{Hungary-conductor-stub