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.
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Orchestre de Paris
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Julie Roset, soprano
Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, mezzo-soprano
Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Romeo Castelucci, director
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Orchestre de Paris
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Julie Roset, soprano
Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, mezzo-soprano
Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Romeo Castelucci, director
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Orchestre de Paris
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Julie Roset, soprano
Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, mezzo-soprano
Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Romeo Castelucci, director
Salonen: Tiu
Salonen: kínēma
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Ravel: Boléro
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Ravel: Boléro
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Strauss: Don Juan
Salonen: Sinfonia Concertante
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Iveta Apkalna, organ
Strauss: Don Juan
Salonen: Sinfonia Concertante
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Iveta Apkalna, organ
Strauss: Don Juan
Salonen: Sinfonia Concertante
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Iveta Apkalna, organ
Strauss: Don Juan
Salonen: Sinfonia Concertante
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Iveta Apkalna, organ
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Christian Van Horn, bass
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Christian Van Horn, bass
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Christian Van Horn, bass
Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Debussy: Gigues from Images
Stravinsky: Capriccio for piano and orchestra
Debussy: Rondes de printemps from Images
Stravinsky: Movements for piano and orchestra
Debussy: Iberia from Images
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Debussy: Gigues from Images
Stravinsky: Capriccio for piano and orchestra
Debussy: Rondes de printemps from Images
Stravinsky: Movements for piano and orchestra
Debussy: Iberia from Images
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Debussy: Gigues from Images
Stravinsky: Capriccio for piano and orchestra
Debussy: Rondes de printemps from Images
Stravinsky: Movements for piano and orchestra
Debussy: Iberia from Images
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Debussy: Gigues from Images
Stravinsky: Capriccio for piano and orchestra
Debussy: Rondes de printemps from Images
Stravinsky: Movements for piano and orchestra
Debussy: Iberia from Images
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Xavier Muzik (EBC winner): New Work (SF Symphony Commission and World Premiere)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Xavier Muzik (EBC winner): New Work (SF Symphony Commission)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Xavier Muzik (EBC winner): New Work (SF Symphony Commission)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Helsinki Festival 2025
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Jasmin White, mezzo
Tuuli Takala, soprano
Helsinki Festival 2025
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Jasmin White, mezzo
Tuuli Takala, soprano
Stravinsky: Octet for wind instruments
Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
Orchestre de Paris
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
L.A. Dance Project
Benjamin Millepied, choreographer
Stravinsky: Octet for wind instruments
Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
Orchestre de Paris
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
L.A. Dance Project
Benjamin Millepied, choreographer
Salzburg Easter Festival 2025
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Cast
Dmitry Ulyanov, Prince Ivan Khovansky
Thomas Atkins, Andrei Khovansky
Matthew White, Prince Vasily Golizyn
Andre Schuen, Shaklovity
Ain Anger, Dosifei
Nadezhda Karyazina, Marfa
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Ein Schreiber
Salzburg Easter Festival 2025
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Jasmin White, mezzo-soprano
Mane Galoyan, soprano
Salzburg Easter Festival 2025
Salonen: Cello Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Senja Rummukainen, cello
Salzburg Easter Festival 2025
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Jasmin White, mezzo-soprano
Mane Galoyan, soprano
Salzburg Easter Festival 2025
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Cast
Dmitry Ulyanov, Prince Ivan Khovansky
Thomas Atkins, Andrei Khovansky
Matthew White, Prince Vasily Golizyn
Andre Schuen, Shaklovity
Ain Anger, Dosifei
Nadezhda Karyazina, Marfa
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Ein Schreiber
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Boulez: Notations IV, for solo piano
Boulez: Notations IV, for orchestra
Boulez: Notations VII, for solo piano
Boulez: Notations VII, for orchestra
Bartok: Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3
Debussy: La mer
Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Boulez: Notations IV, for solo piano
Boulez: Notations IV, for orchestra
Boulez: Notations VII, for solo piano
Boulez: Notations VII, for orchestra
Bartok: Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3
Debussy: La mer
Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Boulez: Notations IV, for solo piano
Boulez: Notations IV, for orchestra
Boulez: Notations VII, for solo piano
Boulez: Notations VII, for orchestra
Bartok: Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3
Debussy: La mer
Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Boulez: Notations IV, for solo piano
Boulez: Notations IV, for orchestra
Boulez: Notations VII, for solo piano
Boulez: Notations VII, for orchestra
Bartok: Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3
Debussy: La mer
Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Lindberg: Chorale (First SF Symphony Performance)
Berg: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Lindberg: Chorale
Berg: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Lindberg: Chorale
Berg: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
Strauss: Don Juan
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
Gabriella Smith: New Work (World Premiere, SF Symphony Commission)
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Strauss: Don Juan
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
Gabriella Smith: New Work (SF Symphony Commission)
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Strauss: Don Juan
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
Gabriella Smith: New Work (SF Symphony Commission)
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Heidi Stober, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Jenny Wong, director
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Heidi Stober, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Jenny Wong, director
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Heidi Stober, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Jenny Wong, director
Busoni: Piano Concerto
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Igor Levit, piano
Busoni: Piano Concerto
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Igor Levit, piano
Busoni: Piano Concerto
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Igor Levit, piano
Wennäkoski: Flounce
Lindberg: Viola Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Lawrence Power, viola
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Saariaho: Lumière et pesanteur
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Colburn Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Ray Ushikubo, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Salonen: Cello Concerto
Debussy: La mer
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Rainer Eudeikis, cello
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Salonen: Cello Concerto
Debussy: La mer
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Rainer Eudeikis, cello
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Salonen: Cello Concerto
Debussy: La mer
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Rainer Eudeikis, cello
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Salonen: Cello Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
The Cleveland Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Senja Rummukainen, cello
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Salonen: Cello Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
The Cleveland Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Senja Rummukainen, cello
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Salonen: Cello Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
The Cleveland Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Senja Rummukainen, cello
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Sayaka Shoji, violin
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Sayaka Shoji, violin
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Sayaka Shoji, violin
Hindemith: “Ragtime”
Muhly: Piano Concerto (World Premiere and SF Symphony Commission)
Bach (arr. Elgar): Fantasia & Fugue
Hindemith: “Mathis der Maler”
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Hindemith: “Ragtime”
Muhly: Piano Concerto (World Premiere and SF Symphony Commission)
Bach (arr. Elgar): Fantasia & Fugue
Hindemith: “Mathis der Maler”
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
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Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
Gina Alice, piano
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
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
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
Program TBA
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Cynthia Erivo, vocalist
Baltic Sea Festival 2024
Hillborg: Fanfare for the Baltic Sea Festival
Saariaho: Lumière et Pesanteur
Stravinsky: Capriccio
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Baltic Sea Festival 2024
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Cast
Mika Kares, Prince Ivan Khovansky
Tuomas Katajala, Andrei Khovansky
Matthew White, Prince Vasily Golizyn
Tomi Punkeri, Shaklovity
Ain Anger, Dosifej
Nadezhda Karyazina, Marfa
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Ein Schreiber
Helsinki Festival 2024
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Cast
Mika Kares, Prince Ivan Khovansky
Tuomas Katajala, Andrei Khovansky
Matthew White, Prince Vasily Golizyn
Tomi Punkeri, Shaklovity
Ain Anger, Dosifej
Nadezhda Karyazina, Marfa
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Ein Schreiber
Helsinki Festival 2024
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Cast
Mika Kares, Prince Ivan Khovansky
Tuomas Katajala, Andrei Khovansky
Matthew White, Prince Vasily Golizyn
Tomi Punkeri, Shaklovity
Ain Anger, Dosifej
Nadezhda Karyazina, Marfa
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Ein Schreiber
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Pacific Boychoir
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Pacific Boychoir
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Pacific Boychoir
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano