The San Francisco Symphony announced the appointment of Esa-Pekka Salonen as its new music director on Wednesday.. The lauded, 60-year-old Finnish conductor and composer previously served as the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He quit in 2009 to focus on composing and a less demanding conducting …Esa-Pekka Salonen to be composer-in-residence with the New York Philharmonic New York Phil. Apple use classical music and Esa-Pekka Salonen in new iPad advert Philharmonia . Esa-Pekka Salonen carries Olympic torch Embrace your enemy with Beethoven and Pärt Hélène Grimaud. Philharmonia Orchestra's Virtual Playing Igor …Esa-Pekka Salonen’s restless innovation drives him constantly to reposition classical music in the 21st century. He is known as both a composer and conductor and is currently the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. He is the Conductor Laureate for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he was Music Director from 1992 until 2009, the …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 …Available May 4, 2018, Esa-Pekka Salonen: The Complete Sony Recordings is the largest collection to date of the work of this vital figure in contemporary music-making. Despite the variety of Salonen’s musical interests, he has fashioned profound links with a handful of ensembles, all of which are represented here. On 23 discs he conducts the …Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish composer and conductor who was the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1992–2009) and later of the San Francisco Symphony (2020– ). 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He is the Conductor Laureate for the Philharmonia Orchestra, where he was Principal ... Esa-Pekka Salonen. 19,047 likes · 68 talking about this. “Classical music’s chief visionary.” - The New YorkerEsa-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 …Esa-Pekka Salonen: Violoncellokonzert | Liederhalle Stuttgart, November 2019Nicolas Altstaedt, VioloncelloSWR SymphonieorchesterDirigent: Christoph Eschenbac... In the 2022/23 season, Esa-Pekka Salonen is the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Composer in Residence. In his youth, one of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s main preoccupations was defending the true values of music. If a hit by Donna Summer was played at a student party, he might sit down at the piano with a friend and they would counter it with twelve-tone ... Sep 30, 2023 · After the celebratory shenanigans of the opening gala a week earlier, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony got the meat of their 2023-24 season off to a glorious start Friday, Sept. 29, by taking the audience in Davies Symphony Hall on that musical expedition. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joins forces with the San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen for a recording of Bartok's complete piano concertos. A pianist himself, Bartok imbued his three concertos with multiple aspects of his compositional persona, ranging from complex and innovative (the First) to exuberant (the Second) and … Esa-Pekka Salonen is known as both a composer and conductor. He is music director of the San Francisco Symphony, where he works alongside eight Collaborative Partners from a variety of disciplines, ranging from composers to roboticists. He is conductor laureate for London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Swedish ... May 21, 2023 · What: Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the U.S. premiere of his Sinfonia Concertante with organist Iveta Apkalna as soloist; program also includes ballets by Stravinsky and Bartok. When: 2 p.m. Sunday ... Philharmonia OrchestraEsa-Pekka Salonen – conductorLive performance: 1 October 2017Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London, UKMahler Symphony No. 3VI....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. Esa-Pekka Salonen is known as both a composer and conductor. He is the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, where he works alongside eight Collaborative Partners from a variety of disciplines, ranging from composers to roboticists. He is the Conductor Laureate for London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the ... Thu 4 Oct 2012 16.49 EDT. F irst performed in 2009, Esa-Pekka Salonen's Violin Concerto won the Grawemeyer award for composition earlier this year. It's the fifth violin concerto to take the ...Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joins forces with the San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen for a recording of Bartok's complete piano concertos. A pianist himself, Bartok imbued his three concertos with multiple aspects of his compositional persona, ranging from complex and innovative (the First) to exuberant (the Second) and …San Francisco Symphony music director Esa-Pekka Salonen has announced he is leaving the symphony at the end of his contract in June. The San Francisco Symphony Thursday announced its 24-25 season ...Esa-Pekka Salonen (born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish conductor and composer. He is conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. He and his family live in Los Angeles, California. Life. Salonen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, learning the French horn, composition …Conductor Emeritus Esa-Pekka Salonen guides the LA Phil as it scales An Alpine Symphony filled with drama and more than a few musical special effects. The remarkable Pekka Kuusisto performs Nico Muhly’s Shrink , a concerto composed for the Finnish violinist that takes its name from shrinking intervals around which the piece was … 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. Esa-Pekka Salonen, född 30 juni 1958 i Helsingfors, är en internationellt verksam finländsk dirigent och kompositör. Biografi. Salonen har studerat vid Sibelius-akademin i Helsingfors och har två examina: horn (1977) och dirigering (1980). Han studerade också komposition i Helsingfors och för Niccolò Castiglioni och Franco Donatoni i Italien. I början såg han sig …Esa-Pekka Salonen: Violoncellokonzert | Liederhalle Stuttgart, November 2019Nicolas Altstaedt, VioloncelloSWR SymphonieorchesterDirigent: Christoph Eschenbac...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 …Esa-Pekka Salonen , conducting. Sarah Connolly , mezzo-soprano. Exploring the musical notion of image this season, Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the … Salonen also presided over countless premieres and contemporary work; began the Esa-Pekka Salonen Commissions Fund; made the Los Angeles Philharmonic one of the best attended and funded orchestras in the country, and became, in the words of the Los Angeles Times, an “open, communicative, imaginative artist—among the most beloved of our town ... Mar 15, 2024 · FILE - Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen arrives at the premiere of “The Soloist” in Los Angeles, on April 20, 2009. Salonen will leave the San Francisco Symphony following the 2024-25 season, just his fifth as music director, announcing his departure with a statement critical of the orchestra’s leadership. Esa-Pekka Salonen started his music studies by playing the French horn, although his choice of subjects right from the start included not only performance but also composition and, shortly afterwards, conducting. He was strongly supported in his choices by his teacher Holger Fransman. Salonen gained a diploma on the French horn from the Sibelius …In a move that is astonishing much of the classical music world, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) announced Wednesday that it has appointed Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen as its ...Esa-Pekka Salonen is known as both a composer and conductor. He is the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, where he works alongside eight Collaborative Partners from a variety of disciplines, ranging from composers to roboticists. He is the Conductor Laureate of the Philharmonia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Swedish Radio …Esa-Pekka Salonen. 19,047 likes · 68 talking about this. “Classical music’s chief visionary.” - The New YorkerThe resignation of Esa-Pekka Salonen as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony is dominating classical-music news because Salonen made no secret why he quit: a …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.Mar 7, 2019 · Peter Prato for The New York Times. Last year, the composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen took part in a discussion about the future of classical music at New York University. He found it ... One of a generation of gifted conductors produced by Finland’s highly developed music education system, Esa-Pekka Salonen is noted for musical interpretations of exceptional dynamism and clarity, underpinned by an extraordinarily accurate ear for sonority and technical detail. Born in Helsinki in 1958, Salonen at first … SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Esa-Pekka Salonen will leave the San Francisco Symphony following the 2024-25 season, just his fifth as music director, announcing his departure Thursday with a statement ... Esa-Pekka Salonen. Performances. View Past Performances. Available to Hire Hire. Programme Note Media Scores Reviews Discography Programme Note. Gambit is, as the name suggests, a shortish work for a large symphony orchestra of overture character. It is based on a few gestures, or archetypes, which are combined and juxtaposed in different …Esa-Pekka Salonen, a world-renowned conductor, will mentor the inaugural group of Salonen Fellows starting in the fall of 2019 in the Negaunee Conducting Program, a partnership with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. For fifteen years the Colburn Conservatory of Music has been training the next generation of great orchestral …Thu 4 Oct 2012 16.49 EDT. F irst performed in 2009, Esa-Pekka Salonen's Violin Concerto won the Grawemeyer award for composition earlier this year. It's the fifth violin concerto to take the ...How to say Esa-pekka salonen in English? Pronunciation of Esa-pekka salonen with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 1 translation, 4 sentences and more for 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.Download Event Program. In a stunning acoustic alchemy between the orchestral colours and the ethereal, with the embodied magic of the voice, Ligeti’s exploration and Debussy’s symbolism prepare us for the aesthetic and mystical shock of the Turangalîla-Symphonie. Ligeti’s Clocks and Clouds, characterised by rhythmic …In 2019, the Vienna Philharmonic pays tribute to the 60th birthday of Esa-Pekka Salonen by presenting for the first time on CD, a live recording of the Folk Songs by Luciano Berio with soloist Marianne Crebassa (making her first appearance with the orchestra), and the concert suite from Béla Bartók's The Miraculous Mandarin, which Salonen conducted at the …Nov 2, 2010 · Esa-Pekka Salonen has extended his tenure with the Philharmonia – but is his Bartók season ill advised? Tue 2 Nov 2010 18.01 EDT. Share. E sa-Pekka Salonen takes to the podium, does a sequence ... Esa-Pekka Salonen is the boy wonder of symphony conducting. The music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Salonen is young, handsome, and going out of his way to revitalize the 200-year-old European symphonic tradition. Los Angeles Magazine’s Richard Pietschmann called Salonen “ amesmerizing conductor with catlike moves on the podium ... Available May 4, 2018, Esa-Pekka Salonen: The Complete Sony Recordings is the largest collection to date of the work of this vital figure in contemporary music-making. Despite the variety of Salonen’s musical interests, he has fashioned profound links with a handful of ensembles, all of which are represented here. On 23 discs he conducts the …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 …The most popular of Gustav Mahler's symphonies, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and staged by Romeo Castellucci. A very special production, which promises to stir up the audience at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. A message from director Romeo Castellucci: The action you are about to witness has the particular misfortune of containing images that, …3. Signature. Esa-Pekka Salonen KBE ( pronounced [ˈesɑˌpekːɑ ˈsɑlonen]; born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish conductor and composer. He is the music director of the San Francisco Symphony and conductor laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra in London and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.Mar 28, 2018 · 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. 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 …Esa-Pekka Salonen on palkittu vaikka mistä, mutta nyt on vuorossa jotain hänellekin ainutlaatuista. Hänet palkitaan ”musiikin Nobeliksi” kutsutulla Polar Music Prizella. Tuntuuko se enää missään? ”Tuntuu hyvältä. Tulin todella iloiseksi”, puhelinhaastatteluun San Franciscosta ...Available May 4, 2018, Esa-Pekka Salonen: The Complete Sony Recordings is the largest collection to date of the work of this vital figure in contemporary music-making. Despite the variety of Salonen’s musical interests, he has fashioned profound links with a handful of ensembles, all of which are represented here. On 23 discs he conducts the … In the 2022/23 season, Esa-Pekka Salonen is the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Composer in Residence. In his youth, one of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s main preoccupations was defending the true values of music. If a hit by Donna Summer was played at a student party, he might sit down at the piano with a friend and they would counter it with twelve-tone ... 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 …The most popular of Gustav Mahler's symphonies, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and staged by Romeo Castellucci. A very special production, which promises to stir up the audience at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. A message from director Romeo Castellucci: The action you are about to witness has the particular misfortune of containing images that, … The 2024 Polar Music Prize is awarded to Esa-Pekka Salonen from Finland. His breakthrough came in 1983 when he conducted Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. As a composer, Esa-Pekka shares many similarities with Gustav Mahler. They have been equally prominent both as conductors and composers, and characterised by the same artistic curiosity. On stage and in the studio, Esa-Pekka Salonen embraces ... Salonen also presided over countless premieres and contemporary work; began the Esa-Pekka Salonen Commissions Fund; made the Los Angeles Philharmonic one of the best attended and funded orchestras in the country, and became, in the words of the Los Angeles Times, an “open, communicative, imaginative artist—among the most beloved of our town ... One of a generation of gifted conductors produced by Finland’s highly developed music education system, Esa-Pekka Salonen is noted for musical interpretations of exceptional dynamism and clarity, underpinned by an extraordinarily accurate ear for sonority and technical detail. Born in Helsinki in 1958, Salonen at first …Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung (left), Esa-Pekka Salonen and Golda Schultz during the San Francisco Symphony’s performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony. Photo: Stefan Cohen. For a quarter century and more, Mahler’s music at the San Francisco Symphony was the exclusive domain of Michael Tilson Thomas. The orchestra’s …SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to Davies Symphony Hall February 17–March 2 for four San Francisco Symphony programs highlighting guest pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Conor Hanick, Lang Lang, and Yuja Wang, as well as the world premiere of Samuel Adams’ No Such Spring and performances of a work by Bay …Mais il est "compréhensible", dans ce contexte, "qu’Esa-Pekka mette un terme à son mandat de directeur musical", concède le directeur général de l'orchestre, …Apr 23, 2007 · ‘Esa-Pekka! Yuck! ’ ” These gestures of self-deprecation can go only so deep. Sheepish fellows do not become directors of major orchestras. Salonen’s cool sometimes shades into coolness ... Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic in his “Fog” at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, Feb. 12. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles …Esa-Pekka Salonen; Fog (Orchestra version) (2021) Chester Music Ltd (World) Fog is a fantasy around the Bach E major Prelude from Partita in E. The composer suggests that a solo violinist plays the Bach prelude from elsewhere in the auditorium (such as the back of the hall), and then goes attacca into Fog. This is how the composer performs the piece …Thu 4 Oct 2012 16.49 EDT. F irst performed in 2009, Esa-Pekka Salonen's Violin Concerto won the Grawemeyer award for composition earlier this year. It's the fifth violin concerto to take the ...Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish composer and conductor who was the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1992–2009) and later of the San Francisco Symphony (2020– ). He also served as …Feb 16, 2024 · 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. Esa-Pekka Salonen, who was on the podium for Disney Hall’s opening concerts in 2003, was commissioned to write a piece that received its world premiere in the hall Oct. 27–29 — and guess which number he chose to base his new piece on? Salonen calls the work Tiu, which he says is a Finnish version of an old Nordic word that means “20” and can also …SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Esa-Pekka Salonen will leave the San Francisco Symphony following the 2024-25 season, just his fifth as music director, announcing his departure Thursday with a statement ...Jan 31, 2024 · 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. In the 2022/23 season, Esa-Pekka Salonen is the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Composer in Residence. In his youth, one of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s main preoccupations was defending the true values of music. If a hit by Donna Summer was played at a student party, he might sit down at the piano with a friend and they would counter it with twelve-tone ... 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 …Esa-Pekka Salonen (@esapekkasalonen) / Twitter. @esapekkasalonen. Finnish musician. San Francisco/London/LA esapekkasalonen.com Joined October 2010. 722. …Oct 27, 2023 · Conductor Emeritus Esa-Pekka Salonen guides the LA Phil as it scales An Alpine Symphony filled with drama and more than a few musical special effects. The remarkable Pekka Kuusisto performs Nico Muhly’s Shrink , a concerto composed for the Finnish violinist that takes its name from shrinking intervals around which the piece was constructed.
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Esa-Pekka Salonen , conducting. Olivier Latry , organ. Vast and fertile Finland dominates this programme, with the exceptional premiere of Salonen’s Sinfonia …Esa-Pekka Salonen is the recipient of many major awards including the Siena Prize by the Accademia Chigiana in 1993, the first conductor ever to receive the prize; in 1995 he was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Opera Award and in 1997 received the Society’s Conductor Award. In 1998 he was awarded the rank of Officier de …How to say Esa-pekka salonen in English? Pronunciation of Esa-pekka salonen with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 1 translation, 4 sentences and more for Esa-pekka salonen. Enrich Your Experience. Friday, February 23 from 6:30pm-7:00pm: Get to know SF Symphony musicians in a preconcert conversation presented from the stage. Free to all ticketholders. Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts a program of Stravinsky and Brahms featuring violinist Julia Fischer and the SF Symphony. Feb 23–25, 2024. Esa-Pekka Salonen to be composer-in-residence with the New York Philharmonic New York Phil. Apple use classical music and Esa-Pekka Salonen in new iPad advert Philharmonia . Esa-Pekka Salonen carries Olympic torch Embrace your enemy with Beethoven and Pärt Hélène Grimaud. Philharmonia Orchestra's Virtual Playing Igor …Mar 14, 2024 · In 2018, when Esa-Pekka Salonen was named to succeed Michael Tilson Thomas as the San Francisco Symphony’s music director, local music lovers could scarcely believe our good fortune. The vacancy ... Esa-Pekka Salonen to be composer-in-residence with the New York Philharmonic New York Phil. Apple use classical music and Esa-Pekka Salonen in new iPad advert Philharmonia . Esa-Pekka Salonen carries Olympic torch Embrace your enemy with Beethoven and Pärt Hélène Grimaud. Philharmonia Orchestra's Virtual Playing Igor … Esa-Pekka Salonen. 19,047 likes · 68 talking about this. “Classical music’s chief visionary.” - The New Yorker The musicians of the San Francisco Symphony have issued a statement urging the organization’s leaders to take steps to keep Esa-Pekka Salonen on as the orchestra’s …Esa-Pekka Salonen, KBE, is constantly driven by his restless innovation to reposition classical music in the 21st century. He is known as both a composer and conductor and is currently the music director of the San Francisco Symphony, as well as the principal conductor and artistic adviser for London’s Philharmonia Orchestra.Jan 31, 2024 · 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. The San Francisco Symphony announced the appointment of Esa-Pekka Salonen as its new music director on Wednesday.. The lauded, 60-year-old Finnish conductor and composer previously served as the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He quit in 2009 to focus on composing and a less demanding conducting …In the 2022/23 season, Esa-Pekka Salonen is the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Composer in Residence. In his youth, one of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s main preoccupations was defending the true values of music. If a hit by Donna Summer was played at a student party, he might sit down at the piano with a friend and they would counter it with twelve-tone ...Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupSalonen: Foreign Bodies - Part I: Body Language · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra · Esa-Pekka SalonenWing on Win...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.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 …Esa-Pekka Salonen Quicksilver. Earlier today in the land of Hobbits, fleet-footed Finnish conductor/composer Esa-Pekka Salonen carried the Olympic Torch 300 meters through London. Norse gawd-warrior DNA wrapped in a white tracksuit, hustling to a soundtrack of Beethoven's seventh with his Philharmonia Orchestra (video below) and …2 of 2 | . FILE - Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen arrives at the premiere of “The Soloist” in Los Angeles, on April 20, 2009. Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the influential 1970s disco band Chic and esteemed Finnish classical music composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen have won the 2024 Polar Music Prize, a ….