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ComposerSalonen, Esa-Pekka (b. 1958)
PeriodContemporary
Year2019
Work typeOrchestral
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A Baltic phoenix: Esa-Pekka Salonen brings Stockholm back to life

After hosting 18 months of concerts without audience, Berwaldhallen comes back to life with the Baltic Sea Festival and its phenomenal opening concert as intelligent as it is overwhelming.
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Goodbye, Esa-Pekka: the Philharmonia celebrates in style

A concert with a considerable sense of occasion, as the orchestra bids the Finn farewell from his Philharmonia post. 
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Bach by arrangement: Houston Symphony under Esa-Pekka Salonen

Listening to arrangements of Bach is like Dostoevsky’s challenge not to think about polar bears. It’s best to put the Bach out of your thoughts, even if “the cursed thing will come to mind every minute.”
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