The Messiaen Connection: Salonen and members of the NY Phil

Por Jacob Slattery, 09 marzo 2016

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“Salonen has an almost inhuman understanding of the functioning of a composer’s brain”

Crítica hecha desde National Sawdust, Brooklyn el 7 marzo 2016

Messiaen, Fantaisie for violin and piano

Boulez, Anthèmes I

Knussen, Autumnal, for violin and piano

Messiaen, Le Merle noir

Boulez, Sonatine for flute and piano

Benjamin, Viola, Viola

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Dirección

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Yulia Ziskel, Violín

Steven Beck, Piano

Anna Rabinova, Violín

Katherine Greene, Viola

Peter Kenote, Viola

Mindy Kaufman, Flauta

Stephen Gosling, Piano

The John Adams Playlist

Jacob Slattery, 17th November

In an innovative concert experience, John Adams curated a night of living composers to shine the spotlight on his favorite new works, answering the question: “Who’s on John Adams’ playlist?”

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Matices del destino: Berg y Beethoven unidos por invisibles hilos

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 9th October

La segunda parte de la visita de Esa-Pekka Salonen con la Philharmonia Orchestra a Madrid nos deparó un programa que se abría en dos direcciones, futuro y pasado.

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Mahler minimalista y revolucionario de Salonen

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 8th October

La Philarmonia y su director, Esa-Pekka Salonen, propusieron un Mahler que se mira a sí mismo a través de nosotros.

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"¿Emperador o Übermensch?: Salonen, Aimard y Philharmonia Orchestra

Ramón del Buey Cañas, 25th February

Cuerda y metal se elevaron por encima del contrapunto reservado a maderas y entablaron una conversación in crescendo, generando también espacios para la fantasía -el engarce con Aimard siempre perfecto- y la tensión dramática.

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Yuja Wang dompte Rautavaara et Ravel à Bozar

Patrice Lieberman, 20th March

Au concert inaugural du Klarafestival 2026, la pianiste chinoise a alterné avec justesse pianisme athlétique et jeu mystérieux, volant la vedette à un Esa-Pekka Salonen en retrait.

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A brilliant UK premiere of John Adams’ After the Fall

David Karlin, 25th February

The Icelandic pianist and Finnish conductor make a superb case for John Adams' latest concerto; the Philharmonia play Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé strongly but don't convince completely.

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Jacob Slattery

Jacob is a musician and raconteur based out of New York City. As a writer, he operates an online arts and culture blog with the goal of providing momentum for community-based arts projects in NYC. As an oboist, Jacob has performed internationally with orchestras from Vienna to Seoul. Born and raised in the lake-ridden, gopher empire of Minnesota, Jacob received a dual-degree in Music Performance and Marketing from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. His blog can be found here.

The Messiaen Connection; or, How to Inspire "Egg-Makers" by Esa-Pekka Salonen and musicians of the New York Philharmonic