Photo: Minna Hatinen
Esa-Pekka Salonen writes on his Facebook page:
I am happy to announce that I will begin three new positions in coming seasons: Creative Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Creativity and Innovation Chair of the Philharmonie de Paris, and Principal Conductor of the Orchestre de Paris.
Over the course of my career, I am lucky to have found myself in many situations where the right parts have been in the right place to create genuine magic. More often than not, that place happened to be Los Angeles or Paris.
We aspire to invent the musical worlds in which we want to live, and the LA Phil and Orchestre de Paris have done just that with Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Philharmonie de Paris. These are top-notch orchestras and the coolest halls, embedded within cities with the most curious and adventurous audiences. Most important, they are institutions who understand that the behind-the-scenes creative work is just as important as waving the stick.I cannot wait to start creating together.
Chief/principal conductor of the Orchestre de Paris make him the successor to Klaus Mäkelä. Lucky Paris! Lucky L.A.!
- Press release, L.A. Phil
- Joshua Kosman, SF Chronicle, fulminating
- Michael Zwiebach, SFCV
- Joshua Barone, NY Times (gift link)
- Mark Swed, LA Times
- Aidin Vaziri, SF Chronicle (gift link)
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