Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen is a Finnish composer and conductor of classical music. He was the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 17 years, during which time he was responsible for the building of Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall. He is currently the Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of London's Philharmonia Orchestra.

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Ensemble for These Times - “Old Becomes New”

Bianco: Etude for Margaret (World Premiere)
Bianco: Are You Born (World Premiere)
Hall: Through the Guarded Gate (California Premiere)
Warshaw: Winter Dream (in memorial Charlotte Salomon)
Epstein: Etudes Nos. 2 & 12 from American Etudes
Musto: 5 Concert Rags, II. “In Stride”
Smirnov: Chaconne
Garner: Cinq Hommages, II. “Gershwin”
Jerks: Twilight Mazurka
Columbi: Chiacona
Salonen: Sarabande per un coyote (after Columbi)
Stucky: Partite sopra un basso (after Columbi)
Tan Dun: Chiacona (after Columbi)
Ortiz: Paloma (after Columbi)

Nanette McGuiness, soprano
Anne Lerner, cello
Margaret Halbig, piano
Dalit Warshaw, piano

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Earlier Event: November 12
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Later Event: December 4
Philharmonia Orchestra