Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
Esa-Pekka Salonen (pronounced [ˈesɑˌpekːɑ ˈsɑlonen]; born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish conductor and composer. He is the principal conductor designate of Orchestre de Paris and creative director designate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is also conductor laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra in London and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He was music director of the San Francisco Symphony from 2020 to 2025.
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Works
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- Meeting 1982
- Gemini 2019
- Catch & Release
- Cello Concerto
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
- Covid fan tutte
- Dichotomie
- Five Images After Sappho
- Foreign Bodies: I. Body Language
- Foreign Bodies: II. Language
- Foreign Bodies: III. Dance
- Helix
- Karawane
- Nachtlieder für Klarinette und Klavier
- Nyx
- Piano Concerto
- Three Preludes
- Two Fragments for Lockenhaus
- Two Songs from Kalender röd
- Violin Concerto
- knock, breathe, shine
Box sets & recent recordings
- Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Stravinsky — Igor Stravinsky, Esa-Pekka Salonen (1989) box set · 163 tracks Spotify
- Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Nielsen — Carl Nielsen, Esa-Pekka Salonen, New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra (1986) box set · 47 tracks Spotify
Box sets & recent releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.