"I think that for most artists, or for many artists, there has been a defining moment and that's contact with the otherness. All of a sudden you're facing something that is totally alien to you and that energy usually gets things to move along." - Esa-Pekka Salonen
We caught up with Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, in Verona, Italy, to find out more about his programme of French and Italian masterpieces (28 February 2019), including the works of Respighi, Ravel, Berio, Debussy and Donatoni. Esa-Pekka shares the moving story of how Donatoni's work, ESA (In cauda V), was created, and reflects on his time in Italy as a composition student.
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Welcome to the most in-depth set of Instrument Guides publicly available, featuring members of the Philharmonia Orchestra. This valuable educational resource is a great next-step to the introductory videos from the iPad app The Orchestra produced by the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Meet the Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and discover more about his conducting and composition projects.
The Philharmonia Orchestra is proud to regularly commission and perform music by today's best composers. Meet the composers and the artists championing their work.