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Esa-Pekka Salonen’s farewell to S.F. Symphony ends in tears, cheers, lingering questions

But the five-year relationship between Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Bay Area didn’t end with silence. Over a powerful, emotionally charged three-day stretch, thunderous ovation filled Davies Symphony ...
The New York Times

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Next Move: Reinventing the Maestro

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The innovative conductor is taking on new roles in Los Angeles and Paris, as a creative leader and a conductor. Just don’t call him a music director.
The Hollywood Reporter

Esa-Pekka Salonen Back With the Los Angeles Philharmonic

The Finnish conductor, who served as music director from 1992-2009 before being replaced by Gustavo Dudamel, has accepted a new role as creative director. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Superstar ...
Los Angeles Times

Esa-Pekka Salonen leaves the troubled San Francisco Symphony with Mahler’s call for ‘Resurrection’

SAN FRANCISCO — Saturday night, Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted his San Francisco Symphony in a staggering performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, known as the “Resurrection.” It was a ferocious ...
Wall Street Journal

At the San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Extraordinary Exit

All good things must come to an end—but must that end come so soon? That’s the question Bay Area music lovers and others are asking now that Esa-Pekka Salonen has taken his final bow as music director ...