Paavo Järvi (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈpɑːʋo ˈjærʋi]; born 30 December 1962) is an Estonian-American conductor.

From 1995 to 1998, he shared the title of principal conductor of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra with Sir Andrew Davis.

[5] In May 2017, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich announced the appointment of Järvi as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2019–2020 season, with an initial contract of five years.

In December 2022, the orchestra announced an extension of Järvi's contract as its chief conductor through the 2028-2029 season.

In November 2019, the NHK Symphony announced an extension of his contract through August 2022,[8] at which time he stood down as its chief conductor.