Paavo Järvi/ Estonian Festival Orchestra
Pärnu Festival, 18th July 2019
With its long stretch of white beach and dotted about with spa hotels, Pärnu is truly Estonia’s summer capital. Families have holidayed here for years, including Estonia’s great musical dynasty, the Järvis. Neeme would bring his wife and children here and it was in Pärnu that a young Paavo Järvi first met Dmitri Shostakovich. The great violinist David Oistrakh would invite young musicians to play with him in the dacha he rented each summer and it is in this spirit that, in 2011, Paavo created a music festival to foster – and celebrate – young Estonian musical talent.
Paavo – and Kristjan – Järvi in rehearsal with the Estonian Festival Orchestra
© Kaupo Kikkas
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