Esa-Pekka Salonen
Nationality: Finnish
Born: b. 1958
Notable Compositions: Floof, LA Variations, Wing on Wing, Violin Concerto
Assignments:
named New York Philharmonic's composer-in-residence; Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor for London's Philharmonia Orchestra and Conductor Laureate for the Los Angeles Philharmonic; artistic director of the Baltic Sea Festival; appears frequently as a guest conductor, including Chicago Symphony, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Filarmonica della Scala in the 2013-14 season alone
Notable Recordings:
Violin Concerto and his orchestral work Nyx released on Deutsche Grammophon with Leila Josefowicz and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2012; CD with his Piano Concerto, composed for and recorded by Yefim Bronfman, and his works Helix and Dichotomie (nominated for a 2009 Grammy); LAMC recording of Two Songs to Poems of Ann Jäderlund, which had its US Premiere with LAMC in March 2002
Born: b. 1958
Notable Compositions: Floof, LA Variations, Wing on Wing, Violin Concerto
Assignments:
named New York Philharmonic's composer-in-residence; Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor for London's Philharmonia Orchestra and Conductor Laureate for the Los Angeles Philharmonic; artistic director of the Baltic Sea Festival; appears frequently as a guest conductor, including Chicago Symphony, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Filarmonica della Scala in the 2013-14 season alone
Notable Recordings:
Violin Concerto and his orchestral work Nyx released on Deutsche Grammophon with Leila Josefowicz and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2012; CD with his Piano Concerto, composed for and recorded by Yefim Bronfman, and his works Helix and Dichotomie (nominated for a 2009 Grammy); LAMC recording of Two Songs to Poems of Ann Jäderlund, which had its US Premiere with LAMC in March 2002
REPERTOIRE: Two Songs from the Kalender Röd (Two Songs to Poems of Ann Jäderlund)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Almost A Cappella | May 4, 2008 |
REPERTOIRE: Memoria
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| LA Phil: Berio in Memoriam | Jan 11, 2005 |
REPERTOIRE: Two Songs to Poems of Ann Jäderlund
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Expressions of Love | Mar 16, 2002 |
REPERTOIRE: LA Variations
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| LA Phil: Debussy, Salonen & Stravinsky | Jan 16, 1997 |
| LA Phil: Debussy, Salonen & Stravinsky | Jan 17, 1997 |
| LA Phil: Debussy, Salonen & Stravinsky | Jan 19, 1997 |
REPERTOIRE: Karawane
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| LA Phil: Yuja Wang Plays Mozart | Nov 20, 2015 |
| LA Phil: Yuja Wang Plays Mozart | Nov 21, 2015 |
| LA Phil: Yuja Wang Plays Mozart | Nov 22, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: Iri da iri
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Lux Aeterna (Gala) | Jun 18, 2017 |
REPERTOIRE: Iri da iri
| Concert Details | Date |
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| Lux Aeterna (Choir Night) | Jun 22, 2017 |
| Lux Aeterna (Choir Night) | Jun 22, 2017 |
REPERTOIRE: Iri da iri
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Lux Aeterna | Jun 17, 2017 |
| Lux Aeterna | Jun 17, 2017 |
REPERTOIRE: Iri da iri
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Today, Tomorrow & Beyond | Jun 8, 2014 |
REPERTOIRE: Kyss min mun (Kiss My Mouth)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Almost A Cappella | May 4, 2008 |
REPERTOIRE: Djupt i rummet (Deep in the Room)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Almost A Cappella | May 4, 2008 |
REPERTOIRE: Djupt i rummet
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Expressions of Love | Mar 16, 2002 |
REPERTOIRE: Kyss min mun
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Expressions of Love | Mar 16, 2002 |
REPERTOIRE: New Work (LAPA commission; world premiere)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| LA Phil: Ligeti | Apr 9, 2009 |
REPERTOIRE: New Work (LAPA commission; world premiere)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| LA Phil: Ligeti | Apr 10, 2009 |
REPERTOIRE: New Work (LAPA commission; world premiere)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| LA Phil: Ligeti | Apr 11, 2009 |
REPERTOIRE: Piano Concerto (West Coast premiere)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| LA Phil: Les Noces | May 29, 2008 |
REPERTOIRE: Piano Concerto (West Coast premiere)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| La Phil: Les Noces | May 31, 2008 |
REPERTOIRE: Piano Concerto (West Coast premiere)
| Concert Details | Date |
|---|---|
| LA Phil: Les Noces | Jun 1, 2008 |
