Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen: ; born June 30, 1958) is a Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. He is currently Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Composer-In-Residence at the New York Philharmonic, and Artistic Director and cofounder of the Baltic Sea Festival...
NationalityFinnish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth30 June 1958
CountryFinland
nice character thinking
The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important.
america people east
There is more openness in LA to possibilities than on the East Coast of America. There is a pioneering spirit there that stems from the reason people went out there in the first place-to find something new.
people today world
There is such a suspicion in today's world of people who do more than one thing, who aren't specialized.
way harmony stravinsky
Stravinsky is masterly: his harmony is conceived so precisely that it can only be the way it is.
real believe sake
I don't believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be because there is a real artistic reason for doing so.
ideas typical form
The Northern idea of form is more of a process. The various units of the form overlap. You can't tell where some things stop and new things start. This is typical of Sibelius.
play orchestra halls
With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard.
country west legacy
This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy.
hands class ideas
We're dealing with music that is being played by traditional instruments in a specifically built building called a concert hall. But classical is not - the reference is wrong, because classical on one hand refers to one period in musical history, which is Mozart, Hayden, Beethoven, which is a fine period in musical history, but it was a while ago.On the other hand, it sort of alludes to some kind of "class," which A, is not true; B, is kind of detrimental to the whole idea. Because the point is that this music is available and it's actually relatively reasonably priced.
careers scary conducting
This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience.
problem conducting composing
There will have to be times when I'm not conducting because I'm composing. I haven't solved that problem, and perhaps I never will.
way sound doe
My music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting.
rocks sides events
The classical music industry, has been an industry of covers. So we do covers, and if I compare this with the rock and pop side, what is the most exciting event?
ideas jumping watches
As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign.