Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra return to South Korea this October for a second tour, before making their long-awaited debut in China. The journey which starts in Tallinn, encompasses Incheon, Seoul, Shanghai, Wuxi and Beijing, with programmes that place the great Romantic repertoire alongside the distinctive voices of contemporary Estonian music.
Chinese conductor Yukuang Jin and Greek conductor Myrto Gkekou were the winners of the sixth Conductors’ Academy of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, led by Music Director Paavo Järvi last week.
Paavo Järvi has announced the launch of Young Talents, a new performance platform at the Pärnu Music Festival dedicated to showcasing outstanding emerging soloists.
For the inaugural concert on 14 July, Järvi has invited three young artists to perform with the Estonian Festival Orchestra: Paloma So in the Sibelius Violin Concerto, Anaëlle Tourret in Handel’s Harp Concerto, and Tähe-Lee Liiv in Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1.
The 2026/27 season marks Paavo Järvi’s eighth year as Music Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Highlights include a continuation of the Mahler cycle, a special tribute to Beethoven in the 200th anniversary year, and a Prokofiev “exchange” with Gianandrea Noseda and the Zurich Opera House. Wayne Marshall and Khatia Buniatishvili feature as season “Focus Artists” and Swiss composer Dieter Ammann, is this year’s “Creative Chair.
Paavo Järvi has been awarded the “Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon”, one of Japan’s highest honors, conferred by the Cabinet Office of Japan today in its Spring 2026 Imperial Decorations.
Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen release Schubert: Symphonies Nos 5 & 6, the second volume in their ongoing complete Schubert symphony cycle.
Paavo Järvi has been appointed Chief Conductor & Artistic Advisor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. His tenure will begin at the start of the 2028/29 season, marking an important new chapter for the Orchestra, as it approaches its centenary in 2032.
From 8–18 July, the 2026 Pärnu Music Festival celebrates its 16th edition and 35 years of renewed Estonian independence, with a programme highlighting nature, international talent and the next generation. Under the artistic direction of Paavo Järvi – joined by his father Neeme and brother Kristjan – the festival welcomes over 300 musicians from around the world, reinforcing Pärnu’s reputation as Estonia’s summer capital and a creative incubator for the musical architects of tomorrow.
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) have named Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich’s recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 the best ‘Symphonic Music’ recording of 2025.
With an acclaimed partnership spanning more than 2 decades, Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen are now releasing the first instalment of their new Schubert cycle on RCA Red Seal / Sony Classical. Schubert’s Symphonies no. 7 and 4 are released this month to coincide with the latest tour, which takes them to Vienna and Köln, before returning home to Bremen for the next recordings in the cycle.