The sort of commercial parameters of classical music changed after the [World War II] , and the whole industry became more backward-looking.
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 SalonenI realized that the European dogma is not necessarily the only way to look at things.
Esa-Pekka SalonenI'm still disturbed if a chord isn't together, but your priorities change as you get older.
Esa-Pekka Salonen