Esa-Pekka Salonen
Artist in Association
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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 Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor for the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Conductor Laureate for both the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he was Music Director from 1992 until 2009. In 2020, he became the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. He was the Artist in Association at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet from 2016 to 2021. Salonen co-founded the annual Baltic Sea festival, serving as Artistic Director from 2003 to 2018.