Salonen Leads Smith & Sibelius
LA Phil Creative Director Esa-Pekka Salonen leads a program contemplating the natural world, featuring Sibelius’ swan-inspired Fifth Symphony and the US premiere of Gabriella Smith’s How to Be A Bird. The evening opens with Einojuhani Rautavaara’s 1972 neo-Romantic concerto, which incorporates a recorded track of Arctic birdsong to transport listeners to the hypnotic shores and bogs of Finland.
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic performs under the direction of conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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The performance explores themes of the natural world, featuring works inspired by birds and the Finnish landscape.
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