Los angeles is just a more open place. The way l.a. Functions is that people give you a forum. — Esa Pekka Salonen
The northern idea of form is more of a process. The various units of the form overlap. — Esa Pekka Salonen
The act of conducting in itself, of waving my arms in the air and being in charge, I didn’t miss. — Esa Pekka Salonen
Stravinsky is masterly: his harmony is conceived so precisely that it can only be the way it is. — Esa Pekka Salonen
With american orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard. — Esa Pekka Salonen
The underlying process in northern music tends to be slower and continuous, whatever’s happening — Esa Pekka Salonen
The royal festival hall in london is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important. — Esa Pekka Salonen
This continuity of sound and form was something that I became really interested in from working with ligeti. — Esa Pekka Salonen
This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience. — Esa Pekka Salonen
When we’re at the end of the rite of spring or of a bruckner symphony, I want people to feel the music physically. — Esa Pekka Salonen
This country, and the west coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy. — Esa Pekka Salonen
There is such a suspicion in today’s world of people who do more than one thing, who aren’t specialized. — Esa Pekka Salonen