"We're a family of fanatics" • Conductor Neeme Järvi • Living the Classical Life Episode 99

"We're a family of fanatics" -Neeme Järvi


This compelling conversation with legendary conductor Neeme Järvi is a no-nonsense assessment of what it takes to build an orchestra and a community and why being an Estonian musician is a patriotic endeavour. His recollections include studies with Mravinsky and Rabinovich, glimpses of old Detroit, and a look at his extensive, multi-generational family of musicians. For 85-year-old Neeme Järvi it is all part of the "job of having fun".


0:00 Intro and titles
0:51 Mozart performance from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
2:51 Intro to Pärnu Estonia
3:51 Start of conversation: a musical family
8:49 Having fun in life, Kristjan Järvi
12:38 Yevgeny Mravinsky, relationship to audience
16:18 Nikolai Rabinovich, conducting the waltz
18:02 Being an Estonian Musician, Soviet Days
25:27 Importance of Playing Encores
27:28 Influencing Your Orchestra, Detroit, Audience
34:00 Choosing Repertoire
38:38 Evolving Personal Conducting Style
42:00 Liilia Järvi (wife)
44:38 Advice for Young Musicians
46:32 Performance of Leó Weiner Divertimento
48:40 End Credits
49:30 Airplane Mode

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Episode 99 • Running time: 49 minutes • Filmed in Pärnu Estonia July 2022
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