Teet Järvi (22 April 1958 – 18 June 2025) was an Estonian cellist.

Early life and career

Järvi graduated from

Tallinn Music High School Tallinn Music High School () was a special music high school in Tallinn, Estonia. History TMHS was founded in 1961 to ensure a sufficient number of quality applicants to the Tallinn State Conservatory (now Estonian Academy of Music and Theatr ...

, studying under Laine Leichter, and from the Tallinn State Conservatoire (1981), studying in the cello class of Peeter Paemurru. He received further training in Moscow with Natalia Shahhovskaja, Mikhail Homitser and Ivan Monighetti. In 1974, 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, Järvi worked as principal cellist in the

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra ( ''(ERSO)'') (formerly known as the Symphony Orchestra of the Estonian Radio Committee, Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Estonian SSR State Symphony Orchestra) is a symphony orchestra based in Talli ...

. He performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, gave concerts with the Tallinn String Quartet and Baltic Trio in many European countries and the United States, and gave solo recitals in several cities in the former Soviet Union and abroad. As of 1993, Järvi was working in Finland: he played with the

Lahti Symphony Orchestra The Lahti Symphony Orchestra (''Sinfonia Lahti'') is a Finland, Finnish orchestra, based in the city of Lahti. The orchestra is resident at the Sibelius Hall. The orchestra was founded in 1910, and placed under the control of the Lahti municipali ...

and FINEST string quartet and taught cello at the Lahti Conservatoire.

Personal life and death

His father was conductor Vallo Järvi; his uncle is

Neeme Järvi Neeme Järvi (; born 7 June 1937) is an Estonian Americans, Estonian American conductor. Early life Järvi was born in Tallinn. He initially studied music there, and later in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad at the Leningrad Conservatory under Yevge ...

and his wife was pianist . The couple had five children, all of them musicians. * cellist * violinist * Mihkel Järvi pianist * Madis Järvi violinist/composer * Martin Järvi violinist Together, they form the ensemble . Järvi died on 18 June 2025, at the age of 67.Täna vaikis muusika. Suri hinnatud tšellist Teet Järvi

References

External links

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 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarvi, Teet 1958 births 2025 deaths Estonian cellists Place of birth missing 20th-century Estonian musicians 21st-century Estonian musicians 20th-century cellists 21st-century cellists