Music has just as much to do with movement and body as it does soul and intellect. Esa-Pekka Salonen bodyintellectmovement Change image and share on social
As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign. Esa-Pekka Salonen editfilmforeign Change image and share on social
Anyone who composes and conducts at the same time is immediately suspect, because he must be faking one or the other. Esa-Pekka Salonen composeconductfake Change image and share on social
With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard. Esa-Pekka Salonen americanhallhard Change image and share on social
The sound was my greatest concern. There were certain difficulties getting used to the way every musician can hear his or herself, the way each of them relates to the musician in the next seat. Esa-Pekka Salonen concerndifficultygreat Change image and share on social
My music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting. Esa-Pekka Salonen conductexperiencemusic Change image and share on social
I can't imagine how many first performances I've done, perhaps 500. Some of them have been very good, and some of course very bad. Esa-Pekka Salonen badgoodhave Change image and share on social
The players never think they project enough. In a hall that seats 3,300 people, it's a very scary thing to play so quietly that you can barely hear yourself. Esa-Pekka Salonen barelyhallhear Change image and share on social
There will have to be times when I'm not conducting because I'm composing. I haven't solved that problem, and perhaps I never will. Esa-Pekka Salonen composeconductproblem Change image and share on social
There is more openness in LA to possibilities than on the East Coast of America. There is a pioneering spirit there that stems from the reason people went out there in the first place-to find something new. Esa-Pekka Salonen americacoasteast share on social
