A “complete master of his instrument.”

Ilya Finkelshteyn is Principal Cello of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center. Praised by the Washington Post as a “complete master of his instrument,” he has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, and continues to perform a variety of solo and chamber music engagements throughout the year in addition to his roles as a principal cellist.

Mr. Finkelshteyn frequently gives masterclasses and has been invited as a guest teacher at festivals across the country including the National Orchestral Institute + Festival, Sitka Cello Seminar, and Tennessee Cello Workshop. During the school year, he is on faculty at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, teaches through the CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Program, and teaches cello lessons privately in the Cincinnati area.