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.
Saariaho: Adriana Mater (staged) (San Francisco Symphony Premiere)
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Peter Sellars, director
Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano (Adriana)
Axelle Fanyo, soprano (Refka)
Nicholas Phan, tenor (Yonas)
Christopher Purves, baritone (Tsargo)
San Francisco Symphony Chorus