Neeme Järvi (b. June 7, 1937) is an Estonian-born American conductor. Neeme Järvi was born in Tallinn and studied first there and then in Leningrad under Evgeny Mravinsky, among others. Early in his career, he held posts with the Estonian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian State 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. Wikipedia
and, the gentle maestro Neeme Jrvi, one of the most celebrated and extensively recorded conductors of our time, became the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's twelfth Music Director in their 2005-06 season. www.njn.net/artsculture/starts/season04-05/2305.html
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Conductor of the Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra from 1982 to 2004. With them, he has made many recordings, including all of the orchestral music of Edvard Grieg. Was principal conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 1990 to 2005. He is currently ( www.imdb.com/name/nm1820203/
