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.
Wagner: Overture and ‘Was duftet doch der Flieder’ from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Wagner: Prelude to Act 3 from Lohengrin
Wagner: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music from Die Walküre
Bruckner: Symphony No. 6
Philharmonia Orchestra
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone