Esa-Pekka Salonen to Leave Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2009
Thursday, April 19th, 2007LOS ANGELES – Esa-Pekka Salonen ends his tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the end of the 2008/09 season. The Finnish conductor says he wants to devote more time to composing.
Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel will succeed Salonen. The 26-yea-old musician comes on board as Music Director Designate during the 2008/09 season but begins his five-year contract as Music director on September 21, 2009. (more…)