Teet Järvi
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Teet Järvi (born 22 April 1958) is an Estonian cellist.[1]
Teet Järvi graduated from Tallinn Music High School, studying under Laine Leichter,[1] and from the Tallinn State Conservatoire (1981), studying in the cello class of Peeter Paemurru.[1] He received further training in Moscow with Natalia Shahhovskaja, Mikhail Homitser and Ivan Monighetti.[1]
In 1974, Teet Järvi won First Prize at the International Cello Competition in Czechoslovakia; he was also awarded First Prize at the National (1981) and Baltic competition (1976).
Between 1982 and 1990, Teet Järvi worked as the first cello in the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. He has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, given concerts with the Tallinn String Quartet and Baltic Trio in many European countries and the United States, and has given solo recitals in several cities in the former Soviet Union and abroad.
Since 1993, Teet Järvi has been working in Finland: he plays with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra[1] and FINEST string quartet and teaches cello at the Lahti Conservatoire.
Personal life
[edit]His father was conductor Vallo Järvi, his uncle is Neeme Järvi and his wife is pianist Mari Järvi. The couple has five children, all of them musicians.[1]
- Marius Järvi cellist
- Miina Järvi violinist
- Mihkel Järvi pianist
- Madis Järvi violist/composer
- Martin Järvi violinist
Together, they form the ensemble Järvi Instrumentalists.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Teet Järvi ja tema pool sajandit". Sirp (in Estonian). 15 August 2008. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Glasperlenspiel 2016". old.erpmusic.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
External links
[edit]- Pilt Teet Järvist, sinfonialahti.fi, vaadatud 10. mai 2017
- Album Estonian Cello Teet Jarvi & Vardo Rumessen, iTunes, vaadatud 10. mai 2017
- Eesti interpreedid: Teet ja Marius Järvi, ERR, esmaeeter 23. veebruar 2001
- Artur Kapp, prelüüd tšellole ja orkestrile, Youtube, 29. märts 2010
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