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.
Smith: Violin Concerto
Debussy: La Damoiselle élue
Scriabin: Prometheus
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Liv Redpath, soprano
Jingjing Xu, mezzo-soprano
Los Angeles Master Chorale