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.
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex (semi-staged)
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms (semi-staged)
Peter Sellars, director
Sean Panikkar, tenor (Oedipus)
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano (Jocasta)
Willard White, bass-baritone (Creon/Messenger/Tiresias)
Laurel Jenkins, dancer
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Ragnar Bohlin, director