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Los Angeles Philharmonic Creates New Position for Esa-Pekka Salonen

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The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced that Esa-Pekka Salonen is its first Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen Creative Director. Salonen will assume the newly designed position during the 2026-27 season and will conduct and curate six weeks of concerts with the LA Phil. He will also focus on multi-disciplinary projects, festivals, and innovative programming. The company also announced a partnership {…}
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Joins Enticott Music Management

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(Credit: Patrick Swirc) Esa-Pekka Salonen has joined the roster of Enticott Music Management for worldwide management, effective immediately. EMM will represent Salonen in association with Alex Monsey and Chloe Kiely at IMG Artists. In a statement, Salonen said, “Kathryn Enticott represents my friends and colleagues in the field with strength and grace. I have long admired Kathryn’s thoughtful work and {…}
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San Francisco Symphony Musicians Release Statement Regarding Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Departure

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Following Esa-Pekka Salonen’s announcement that he was leaving the San Francisco Symphony next season, Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony have released an open letter urging the Board of Governors to take steps to retain Salonen as Music Director and to reverse planned cuts to programming, touring, and education, which threaten the Symphony’s status as a world-class institution. The Musicians {…}
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Esa-Pekka Salonen to Step Down as Music Director of San Francisco Symphony

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Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen has announced he is stepping down from the San Francisco Symphony after the upcoming season. The conductor will step down after four years following an unexplained conflict between the symphony’s board and the conductor. In a statement, Salonen said, “I have decided not to continue as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony because I do {…}
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Awarded 2024 Polar Music Prize

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Esa-Pekka Salonen has been awarded the 2024 Polar Music Prize. The prize, which is a Swedish international award founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, gives one contemporary musician and one classical musician the prize. Salonen was awarded alongside Nile Rodgers. Finnish conductor and composer Salonen had his breakthrough in 1983 when he conducted Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 and as a {…}
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Cancels Philharmonia Orchestra Concert

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The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced a conductor change for its upcoming performance. The company said that for the performance on March 26, 2023, “Esa-Pekka Salonen has tested positive for COVID, and regrets that he is unable to conduct this performance.” As a result, Alexander Soddy will step in at short notice. Soddy has conducted at opera houses around Europe, at the {…}
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Tests Positive For COVID-19

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(Credit: Houston Symphony official website) Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen has tested positive for COVID-19. The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra has officially announced that Salonen contracted the virus and will be quarantining per the official rules. The conductor took to Twitter, saying that he feels a bit grumpy, but also happy that the scheduled concerts will take place with a replacement. Accordingly, {…}
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Christian Thielemann Replaces Esa-Pekka Salonen for Teatro alla Scala’s Concerts

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(Credit: Matthias Creutziger) The Teatro alla Scala has announced that German conductor Christian Thielemann will replace Esa-Pekka Salonen for the inaugural concerts of the 2021-22 season. The company noted that Salonen is indisposed and was forced to cancel. Thielemann will conduct the Filarmonica della Scala in three consecutive evenings featuring soprano Camilla Nylund. The repertoire for the concerts includes Richard {…}

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