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![Esa-Pekka Salonen rehearses in the Philharmonie de Paris © Mathias Benguigui | Pasco and Co]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen rehearses in the Philharmonie de Paris © Mathias Benguigui | Pasco and Co")
Paris12 Feb 2021Salonen still the coolest Finn on the (ice) block![Stephen Fry © Philharmonia Orchestra]( "Stephen Fry © Philharmonia Orchestra")
London06 Dec 2020Salonen leads the Philharmonia in an animated Prometheus![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Southbank Centre/BBC | Mark Allan]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Southbank Centre/BBC | Mark Allan")
London29 Oct 2020An anniversary and a departure: Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia![Esa-Pekka rehearses 1808 Reconstructed with the Philharmonia © Camilla Greenwell]( "Esa-Pekka rehearses 1808 Reconstructed with the Philharmonia © Camilla Greenwell")
London16 Mar 2020Beethoven keeps the flame burning![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
Los Angeles18 Feb 2020Twilight draws on LA Phil’s look back at Weimar Germany![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela")
Los Angeles09 Feb 2020Looking back at Weimar: Salonen conducts the LA Phil![Richard Watkins and Mark-Anthony Turnage © Courtesy of the Philharmonia]( "Richard Watkins and Mark-Anthony Turnage © Courtesy of the Philharmonia")
London17 Jan 2020Round the horn with the Philharmonia![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
London30 Sep 2019Stirring conclusion to the Philharmonia’s sojourn in Weimar-era Berlin![Christian Tetzlaff © Giorgia Bertazzi]( "Christian Tetzlaff © Giorgia Bertazzi")
London27 Sep 2019Definitive Berg from Tetzlaff with Salonen and the Philharmonia![Dagmar Manzel © Belinda Lawley]( "Dagmar Manzel © Belinda Lawley")
London24 Sep 2019Berlin im Licht: Philharmonia sheds light on the cabaret scene![Jukka Rasilainen (Alberich) © Ralph Larmann]( "Jukka Rasilainen (Alberich) © Ralph Larmann")
Helsinki22 Sep 2019Salonen's Helsinki Rheingold celebrates Finnish vocal talent![Tommi Hakala © Arne Hyckenberg]( "Tommi Hakala © Arne Hyckenberg")
Stockholm01 Sep 2019Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Rheingold: a Finnish tour de force![Lise Davidsen and the Philharmonia © BBC | Chris Christodoulou]( "Lise Davidsen and the Philharmonia © BBC | Chris Christodoulou")
London12 Aug 2019Prom 31: Blazing Bruckner 4 from Salonen and the Philharmonia![Angela Denoke © Johan Persson]( "Angela Denoke © Johan Persson")
London11 Jun 2019The tamest nightclub in Berlin: Salonen goes to Weimar![Camilla Tilling (Mélisande) and Laurent Naouri (Golaud) © Sakari Viika]( "Camilla Tilling (Mélisande) and Laurent Naouri (Golaud) © Sakari Viika")
Helsinki03 Jun 2019Waterworld: firm musical foundations in Pelléas et Mélisande![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
Los Angeles24 Apr 2019Salonen and Sellars preside over close of LA Phil Stravinsky series![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
Los Angeles15 Apr 2019Salonen's Stravinsky series kicks off in LA![Marianne Crebassa © Thomas Bartel]( "Marianne Crebassa © Thomas Bartel")
London02 Mar 2019Musical painting from Marianne Crebassa and the Philharmonia![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela")
London26 Feb 2019Salonen shines as both composer and conductor with the Philharmonia![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
London01 Oct 2018Salonen continues his late Romantic traversal![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
London28 Sep 2018End of the world hysteria launches Philharmonia season opener![Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra © Arne Hyckenberg]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra © Arne Hyckenberg")
Stockholm05 Sep 2018Baltic Sea Festival celebrates a cherished conductor![Esa-Pekka Salonen and Martin Fröst © Micke Grönberg | Sveriges Radio]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen and Martin Fröst © Micke Grönberg | Sveriges Radio")
Stockholm04 Sep 2018Nordin’s new large-scale multimedia work disappoints![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela")
London10 Aug 2018Brilliance and excitement in Salonen’s Webern, Mahler and Wagner![Esa-Pekka Salonen and Camilla Tilling © Camilla Greenwell | Philharmonia Orchestra]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen and Camilla Tilling © Camilla Greenwell | Philharmonia Orchestra")
London02 Jul 2018A thrilling Gurrelieder from the Philharmonia![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela")
Chicago29 May 2018Esa-Pekka Salonen leads an outstanding Transfigured Night in Chicago![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
Antwerp20 Apr 2018Thrilling Beethoven and Mahler in Antwerp![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
New York City06 Apr 2018A world première and a subscription debut with New York Philharmonic![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
Los Angeles18 Feb 2018Salonen revives Wing On Wing... and it flies!![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela")
Los Angeles11 Feb 2018A rousing reunion for Esa-Pekka Salonen and the LA Phil![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
Los Angeles09 Feb 2018A portrait of a world drawn closer, as depicted by Esa-Pekka Salonen![Vilde Frang © Marco Borggreve]( "Vilde Frang © Marco Borggreve")
London08 Dec 2017Salonen's independence celebrations miss the mark![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela")
London01 Dec 2017Expressive truths: Mahler’s Ninth![Michelle DeYoung, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia © David Karlin | Bachtrack Ltd]( "Michelle DeYoung, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia © David Karlin | Bachtrack Ltd")
London02 Oct 2017Salonen and the Philharmonia triumph with Mahler 3![Anna Thorvaldsdóttir © Kristinn Ingvarsson]( "Anna Thorvaldsdóttir © Kristinn Ingvarsson")
London30 Sep 2017Nordic, but not noir: Salonen and the Philharmonia![Hannah Holgersson, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra © Micke Grönberg | Sveriges Radio]( "Hannah Holgersson, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra © Micke Grönberg | Sveriges Radio")
Stockholm24 Aug 2017Eternal truths: Hillborg's film collaboration in Stockholm![Joseph Kaiser (Oedipus) © Arne Hyckenberg]( "Joseph Kaiser (Oedipus) © Arne Hyckenberg")
Stockholm22 Aug 2017Rex tremendae majestatis: Stravinsky at the Baltic Sea Festival![Marianne Crebassa © Thomas Bartel]( "Marianne Crebassa © Thomas Bartel")
London03 Aug 2017Prom 24: A monumental assault on the senses![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Anne Ryan]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Anne Ryan")
New York City06 Jun 2017The MET Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen in a revelatory pairing of Schumann and Mahler![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
New York City03 Jun 2017Salonen’s Mahler at Carnegie Hall![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
London08 May 2017Raw and thrilling Mahler 6![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda")
London05 May 2017Smudgy haze and glaring sunbursts![Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Suomela")
New York City01 May 2017A foggy evening at the New York Philharmonic![Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yo-Yo Ma with the Chicago Symphony © Anne Ryan]( "Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yo-Yo Ma with the Chicago Symphony © Anne Ryan")
Chicago15 Mar 2017Yo-Yo Ma brings Salonen’s new concerto to life![Leila Josefowicz © Chris Lee]( "Leila Josefowicz © Chris Lee")
Chicago06 Mar 2017Riveting in Chicago première of Adams’ Scheherazade.2- London25 Feb 2017Emperors and prophets from Salonen
- New York City17 Oct 2016An immersive Saariaho portrait by the New York Phil
- Northridge07 Oct 2016Sibelius with a golden wand
- London03 Oct 2016Magnificent climax to the Philharmonia Stravinsky series
- London27 Sep 2016Salonen explores Stravinsky inspired by Greek myth
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