Cenek J. Vrba

Cenek J. Vrba (born 11 April 1947 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a violinist and concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra between 1975 and 2011. He is one of Canada's foremost violinists, being described as a "True inheritor of the Czech string tradition…violinist of a rare distinction". (Tokyo – Japan).

He began music training at the age of eight and six years later, he joined the state music conservatory. Later he attended the music academy. He won prizes including the first place in the Beethoven National Violin Competition. After two years at Calgary, Vrba moved to Indiana in order to continue his studies.

Vrba is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).