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Meet Paavo J\u00e4rvi, the Estonian who followed in his father\u2019s footsteps to become one of the world\u2019s most esteemed conductors.<\/p>
Paavo J\u00e4rvi will be conducting Bruckner<\/a>\u2019s First Symphony and Beethoven<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Emperor\u2019 Piano Concerto at Prom 14 on Monday 29 July. But who is Paavo J\u00e4rvi?<\/p> Paavo J\u00e4rvi is an Estonian conductor. Though born in Estonia, he emigrated with his family to the United States in 1980 (when he was 18) and became a US citizen in 1985. He has enjoyed a decades-long career on the podium, leading some of the world\u2019s best orchestras<\/a>. <\/p> A great champion of Estonian composers and musicians, Paavo J\u00e4rvi is the founder of both the Estonian Festival Orchestra and the P\u00e4rnu Music Festival in Estonia, and he regularly records Estonian music. <\/p> He was awarded the \u2018Order of the White Star\u2019 by the Estonian President in 2013 and won a Grammy Award for his 2003 recording of Sibelius<\/a> Cantatas.<\/p> Paavo J\u00e4rvi was born in Talinn, Estonia on 30 December 1962.<\/p> \u2018J\u00e4rvi\u2019 (pronounced\u00a0Yeah-vee<\/em>) is the Estonian word for \u2018lake\u2019. It means the same in Finnish, too.<\/p> Yes, conductor Neeme J\u00e4rvi is Paavo J\u00e4rvi\u2019s father, and conductor Kristjan J\u00e4rvi is Paavo J\u00e4rvi\u2019s brother. The flautist Maarika J\u00e4rvi is Paavo and Kristjan J\u00e4rvi\u2019s sister.<\/p> Paavo J\u00e4rvi studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the best conservatories and music colleges in the world<\/a>, with both Max Rudolph and Otto-Werner Mueller. He also spent time studying with the great Leonard Bernstein<\/a> at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute.<\/p> Paavo J\u00e4rvi conducts several orchestras. He has been the artistic director of the Estonian Festival Orchestra since he founded it in 2004. <\/p>Who is Paavo J\u00e4rvi?<\/h2>
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