Claude Genetay

Swedish cellist, conductor and music administrator, born November 6, 1917, died July 21, 1992 in Engelbrekt parish in Stockholm. Génetay studied at the Stockholm Conservatory of Music 1935–1941. He was a teacher at SMI 1960–1964 and 1968–1974. He was the third concertmaster in the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 1947–1967, unit manager at Rikskonserter 1967–1970, chamber music director at Sveriges Radio 1970–1979 and deputy music director 1979–1983. He founded and led the Nationalmusei Chamber Orchestra from 1961 and was a member of the Grünfarb Quartet from 1950. He was elected as member no. 775 of the Royal Academy of Music on September 30, 1972 and was its vice president 1983–1988.