Person Open DS/UK/12331 Jarvi; Neeme (1937-); Estonian conductor Jarvi Neeme 1937- Estonian conductor Male Naemi Yarvi

Neeme Järvi (born June 7, 1937) is an Estonian conductor. Järvi was born in Tallinn. He initially studied music there, and later in Leningrad at the Leningrad Conservatory under Yevgeny Mravinsky, and Nikolai Rabinovich, among others. Early in his career, he held posts with the Estonian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and the Opera in Tallinn. In 1971 he won first prize in the International Conductors Competition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. Järvi emigrated to the United States in 1980 with his family. He became an American citizen in 1987. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 2/7/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 c89aee61-e2bf-494b-a528-bd242f320eac