Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen is a Finnish composer and conductor of classical music. He was the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 17 years, during which time he was responsible for the building of Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall. He is currently the Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of London's Philharmonia Orchestra.

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Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

  • Musiikkitalo 13a Mannerheimintie Helsinki, 00100 Finland (map)

Salonen: Clarinet Concertino (World Premiere, Yle Commission)
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex

Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Russell Thomas, tenor (Oedipus)
Jeni Packalen, mezzo-soprano (Jocaste)
Tommi Hakala, baritone (Creon)
Jussi Myllys, tenor (Shepherd)
Timo Riihonen, bass (Tiresias)
Irina Björklund, narrator

Polytech Choir
Saara Aittakumpu, director

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Earlier Event: December 12
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Later Event: December 16
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra