Károly Garam (born 10 May 1941,

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ist :fi:Lajos Garam. Károly Garam studied cello playing in the

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under Vili Pullinen and Yrjö Selin. He held his first concert in 1966.

Recordings

* ''Minä rakastan sinua'' (1979) * ''Aattoiltana'' (1988) * ''Lauluja sinulle'' (1990)

References

1941 births Living people Finnish male musicians Hungarian male musicians Hungarian classical cellists Hungarian cellists Hungarian emigrants to Finland People from Eger Finnish people of Hungarian descent {{cellist-stub