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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San Francisco Symphony

  • Davies Symphony Hall 201 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA, 94102 United States (map)

Reena Esmail: Black Iris (San Francisco Symphony Premiere)
Gershwin: “Somebody from Somewhere” (San Francisco Symphony Premiere)
Margaret Bonds: “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” (San Francisco Symphony Premiere)
Gershwin: “Summertime”
Margaret Bonds: “Winter Moon” (San Francisco Symphony Premiere)
Gershwin: “Soon” (San Francisco Symphony Premiere)
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (complete)

San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
San Francisco Symphony Chorus

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Earlier Event: June 25
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Later Event: June 30
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