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Neeme Jarvi

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[Shostakovich Symphonies by Neeme Jrvi & the Scottish National Orchestra: Chandos Recordings Released as a Box Set]To commemorate the 120th anniversary of Shostakovichs birth (2026) and the 90th anniversary of Neeme Jrvis birth (June 7, 2027), Chandos is releasing a box set of its symphony recordings. Since some of the individual symphony CDs were out of print, this box setwhich also includes collections of ballet suites and violin concertosis sure to be eagerly awaited by fans.Jrvi was born in Estonia in 1937 and studied under Mravinsky at the Leningrad Conservatory (as it was then known). After serving as chief conductor of the Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Estonian National Opera, he emigrated to the West in 1980. In 1982, he was appointed chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and in 1984, chief conductor of the Scottish National Orchestra (as it was then known). W