Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen (born June 30, 1958, Helsinki, Finland) is a 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 principal conductor and artistic adviser of the Philharmonia Orchestra (2008–21) in London. Salonen studied French horn, conducting, and composition at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (1973–77) and composition with private teachers in Italy (1979–81). In 1979 he...