Paavo Jarvi calls his new orchestra “one of the best-kept secrets in America. “We should make it less of a secret,” he says. Cincinnati Orchestra faces dwindling audiences. – New York Times
- Previously: NEW BATON FOR CINCINNATI: After a year-long search, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra hires Estonian-born American conductor Paavo Jarvi, 37, as its new music director. The CSO’s $28 million budget is the seventh-largest in the country. – Cincinnati Enquirer 01/25/00
- Jarvi was rumored to have been considered by two other orchestras. – Cincinnati Enquirer 01/25/00