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Paavo Järvi’s family festival in Estonia celebrates its 14th year. Alongside the annual Järvi Academy Conducting Masterclasses, the 2024 festival features the internationally acclaimed Estonian Festival Orchestra in four concerts with guest soloists Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Kirill Gerstein (piano) and Hans Christian Aavik (violin). This summer also sees the start of a new, annual initiative to commission works from female Estonian composers, commencing with world-premieres by Helena Tulva and Maria Kõrvits.