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esapekkasalonen: Off to Dortmund, piano piece done (partly by hand). Like the town and its people: warm, open, no arrogance. Beer 1st rate, hall great.
Esa-Pekka Salonen on Messiaen
NEXT: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Philharmonie, Essen
2011 (5 minutes)
Composed for: For a cappella chorus
First performed: Chatelet Theatre, February 4 2011
2010 (17 minutes)
Composed for: Works for orchestra
First performed: February 19 2011, Orchestre Philharmonique at Chatelet Theatre, Paris
Instrumentation: 3(3pic)+pic.3+ca.3+bcl.3+cbn/4331/timp.3perc/hp.cel(pf)/str(14.12.10.8.6)
2009 (30 minutes)
Composed for: Works for soloist(s) & orchestra
First performed: April 2009 - Leila Josefowicz (Violin) with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen
Instrumentation: solo violin - 3(afl,pic).2+ca.2+bcl+cbcl.2+cbn/2220/timp.3perc/hp.cel/str(14.12.10.8.6)
2008 (12 mins)
Composed for: Works for 2 - 6 Players
First performed: The Johannes String Quartet, 7 February 2008
Instrumentation: string quartet
2007 (33 minutes)
Composed for: Works for soloist(s) & orchestra
First performed: Yefim Bronfman, piano, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Esa-Pekka Salonen, New York, 1 February 2007
Instrumentation: solo piano - 3(1=pic2;2=afl&pic3;3=pic1)3(3=ca)3(3=asx)+bcl+cbcl.2+cbn/3220/timp.4perc/hp.cel/str
2006 (22 minutes)
Composed for: Large Ensemble (7 or more players)
First performed: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Storgårds, Crusell Week, Uusikaupunki, Finland, 26 July 2006
Instrumentation: clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, double bass
2005 (9 minutes)
Composed for: Works for orchestra
First performed: World Orchestra for Peace, cond. Valery Gergiev, BBC Proms, London, 27 August 2005 (Commissioned by the BBC)
Instrumentation: 3(pic).3(ca).2.2+cbn/4.3.3.1/timp.5perc/hp/str
2004 (4 minutes)
Composed for: Solo Keyboard(s)
First performed: 2004
Instrumentation: piano
2004 (27 minutes)
Composed for: Works for soloist(s) & orchestra
First performed: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Esa-Pekka Salonen, opening of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 5 June 2004 (Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra)
Instrumentation: 2 solo sopranos - 4(3afl:1afl,bfl).3+ca.3(3Ebcl,bcl)+cbcl.3+cbn/4431/timp.4perc/2hp.2kbd(cel,sampler)/str(min 16.14.12.10.8)
2004 (12 minutes)
Composed for: Works for orchestra
First performed: Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Esa-Pekka Salonen, Stockholm, Composer Festival, 27 October 2004
Instrumentation: string orchestra
