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LenoxNordic Boomers
Lindberg, Abrahamsen, Hillborg, Salonen
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Senja Rummukainen
LenoxEsa-Pekka Salonen conducts Wagner, Sibelius, and Beethoven with Yefim Bronfman
Wagner, Sibelius, Beethoven
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Yefim Bronfman
LenoxTMC Orchestra: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Ravel, Debussy, and Bartók
Ravel, Debussy, Bartók
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows
LondonSalonen Conducts 20th-Century Classics
Stravinsky, Berg, Bartók
Juilliard Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Vilde Frang; Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
StockholmFate & Guilt
Tüür, Sibelius
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Orphei Drängar; Aphrodite Patoulidou; Peter Mattei; Asya Fateyeva
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A brilliant UK premiere of John Adams’ After the Fall
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.
Salonen and the LA Philharmonic take on the forces of nature
Reflections of nature and humanity's place within it in Salonen's 2026 return
Salonen leads an Austrian feast at the Philadelphia Orchestra
A delightful Mozart appetizer leads to a satisfying account of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony.
Boulez, Millepied and Salonen at New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez’ Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna is choreograped by Benjamin Millepied for a New York Philharmonic performance, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Salonen leads an electrifying Boulez tribute in New York
The Philharmonic continues its celebration of the composer-conductor’s centennial with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard as soloist in an innovative program juxtaposing selections by the modernist maestro with pieces by Debussy.
New season, new horizons: Salonen opens the Elbphilharmonie
Salonen and the Orchestre de Paris opened the Elbphilharmonie season with a vivid journey from Strauss’s dramatic energy, through a reflective new Horn Concerto, to Sibelius’s luminous, precise grandeur.
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LondonMahler 3
Mahler: Symphony no. 3 in D minor
Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Michelle DeYoung; Philharmonia Voices; Tiffin Boys' Choir
HamburgNDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester / Esa-Pekka Salonen
Salonen, Berlioz
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester; Esa-Pekka Salonen
ParisOrchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen
Ligeti, Bruckner
Orchestre de Paris; Richard Wilberforce; Jennifer France; Virpi Räisänen; Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris; New London Chamber Choir
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The crisis facing US classical music: Douglas McLennan
Longtime music journalist and founder of ArtsJournal talks about the multiple crises facing orchestras and arts organisations in the United States, amid the damage wrought by the second Trump administration.
Labyrinths of life: Erkki-Sven Tüür
Erkki-Sven Tüür talks about making sanctuary on Hiiumaa, a wild island to Estonia’s west, and his interest in writing concertos, seen “through the eyes of someone who observes the world very closely”.
Big birthdays: Philharmonia Orchestra celebrates 80 years
Founded in 1945, London’s Philharmonia Orchestra is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year with an ambitious season featuring many returning artists, and an extensive US tour.