Background
Järvi, Neeme was born on June 7, 1937 in Tallinn, Estonia. Arrived in United States, 1980, naturalized, 1987. Son of August and Elss Jarvi.
Järvi, Neeme was born on June 7, 1937 in Tallinn, Estonia. Arrived in United States, 1980, naturalized, 1987. Son of August and Elss Jarvi.
Diploma in Music and Conducting, St. Petersburg State Conservatorium, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1960. Doctorate (honorary), University Aberdeen, Scotland. Doctorate (honorary), Music Conservatory Talinn.
Doctorate (honorary), Gothenberg University, Sweden. Doctorate (honorary), University Michigan.
Conductor Estonian Radio & television Symphony Orchestra, 1960-1963, chief conductor, 1963-1976, Estonian State Opera, 1963-1976, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, 1976-1980, music director, since 2010. Principal conductor Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Sweden, 1982—2004, principal conductor emeritus, since 2004. Principal conductor Royal Scottish Orchestra, Glasgow, 1984-1988, conductor laureate, since 2006.
Music director Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 1990—2005, music director emeritus, since 2005. Chief conductor Het Residentie Orkest, The Hague, Netherlands, since 2005. Music director New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, 2005—2009, artistic advisory, conductor laureate, since 2009.
Principal guest conductor Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, England, 1980—1983. Guest conductor New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Royal Concertgebow, Amsterdam, Philharmonia London, London Symphony, Scandinavian Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
Recording artist music of Ellington, Barber, Beach and Ives with Defence Science Organisation, recording artist Sibelius Symphony, Stenhammar Symphony, Berwald Symphony, Dvorak Symphony, Gade Symphony, Svendsen Symphony, Brahms Symphony, R. Strauss Symphony, Glasounov Symphony, Eduard Tubin Schostakovitch Symphony, Prokoffiev Symphony, Rimski-Korsakov Symphony, Part Symphony.
Married Liilia Järvi, September 2, 1961. Children: Paavo, Kristjan, Maarika.