When an artist works today or whenever, it's not about creating immortal masterpieces, because that's the one thing we don't decide ourselves.
Esa-Pekka SalonenPulse as an active means of expression, Stravinsky and Beethoven are the two masters of that.
Esa-Pekka SalonenThere's so much energy exchange [in conduction], so you get back a lot, of course, but you also have to give a lot. It's kind of high-energy thing.
Esa-Pekka SalonenMy music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting.
Esa-Pekka Salonen