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.
Getty: Intermezzo from Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Getty: Saint Christopher
Getty: The Old Man in the Snow
Verdi: Requiem
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Leah Hawkins, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Mario Chang, tenor
Peixin Chen, bass
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Jenny Wong, director