At 89, Neeme Järvi reflects on a lifetime in music: 'You embrace the whole world' Conductor Neeme Järvi, who has just turned 89, said he feels a powerful drive within him that is very hard to slow down. According to Järvi, conducting is the best profession because through music you can embrace the whole world. He was guided toward music by his mother, who was a hairdresser, and his role model was ...