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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San Francisco Symphony | Opening Night Gala | San Francisco, CA

Strauss: Don Juan
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Hillborg: Rap Notes
Ravel: Boléro 

San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
Kev Choice, hip-hop artist
Anthony Veneziale, freestyle artist
Hila Plitmann, soprano

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Later Event: September 29
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