Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen is now working with the Philharmonia in the UK. And apparently his debut was very well done. The main piece of the concert was “City of Dreams: Vienna 1900-1935″, and it was beautifully done. He was able to hold the energy till just the right moment during Gurrelieder’s love songs in the piece. Conductors are sometimes just right for you to work with, but sometimes they don’t quite fit your needs the way you might otherwise hope. This time, in Salonen, it seems that the London-based orchestra has found someone that they can work with for years to come! Hopefully it keeps up as well as this first concert indicates.
