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
I feel very free and very happy to be a composer. Esa-Pekka Salonen composerfeelfree Change image and share on social
This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience. Esa-Pekka Salonen careerconductexperience 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
This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy. Esa-Pekka Salonen badcoastcountry Change image and share on social
I discovered that the people of the North are different and there's no way you can make a person from the North similar to a Southerner. They're two different worlds. Esa-Pekka Salonen discovermakenorth 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
I've learned a lot from the masters of orchestration, like Ravel and Stravinsky. Esa-Pekka Salonen havelearnlot Change image and share on social