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Esa-Pekka Salonen

1958 - Today

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Esa-Pekka Salonen (pronounced [ˈesɑˌpekːɑ ˈsɑlonen] ; born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish conductor and composer. He is the music director of the San Francisco Symphony and conductor laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra in London and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 2024, he announced his resignation from the San Francisco Symphony upon the expiration of his contract in 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Esa-Pekka Salonen is the 68th most popular conductor (down from 55th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Finland (down from 126th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Finnish Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Esa-Pekka Salonen ranks 68 out of 128. Before him are Franz Welser-Möst, Kent Nagano, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Robert Kajanus, Jiří Bělohlávek, and Adrian Boult. After him are Karl Muck, Paul Kletzki, Paavo Berglund, Jean Martinon, Henry Wood, and Charles Mackerras.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Esa-Pekka Salonen ranks 149. Before him are Kavita Krishnamurthy, Karlheinz Förster, Michael Winslow, Serena Grandi, Yuriy Boyko, and Mohammad Shtayyeh. After him are Lakhdar Belloumi, Charlie Kaufman, Stephen Hopkins, Hiromi Kawakami, Sergey Litvinov, and Kuupik Kleist.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Esa-Pekka Salonen ranks 157 out of 751. Before him are Juha Sipilä (1961), Ellen Thesleff (1869), Eero Lehtonen (1898), Aarre Merikanto (1893), Robert Kajanus (1856), and Matti Pellonpää (1951). After him are Ernst Leonard Lindelöf (1870), Lill Lindfors (1940), Paavo Berglund (1929), Mauno Pekkala (1890), Heikki Savolainen (1907), and Ville Valo (1976).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Finland

Among conductors born in Finland, Esa-Pekka Salonen ranks 3. Before him are Leif Segerstam (1944), and Robert Kajanus (1856). After him are Paavo Berglund (1929), Jorma Panula (1930), Jukka-Pekka Saraste (1956), Okko Kamu (1946), and Osmo Vänskä (1953).

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