There was this kind of mildly annoying mythology about conductor Like biker should riding a Harley-Davidson on an LP cover, and wearing a sort of a leather suit.
Esa-Pekka SalonenI'm trying to conduct only five months a year, and the rest will be composing time. I'm trying to spend as much as I can out of those months here in L.A., because for creative work, this is a fantastic place.
Esa-Pekka SalonenStravinsky is masterly: his harmony is conceived so precisely that it can only be the way it is.
Esa-Pekka SalonenOnce you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course.
Esa-Pekka Salonen