Our industry [classic music] has kind of retarded into this kind of endless cover-producing thing, and it's a pity.
Esa-Pekka SalonenOf course performing talent, that's clear. Maybe this is not so well-known among young people who are interested in music, who are talented in music, but they're trying to figure out how to go about it.
Esa-Pekka SalonenOnce you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course.
Esa-Pekka Salonen