Walt Disney Concert Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Ray Ushikubo, Violin
Conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall for an all-Finnish program featuring some of Sibelius’s greatest hits. After an ethereal piece by Kaija Saariaho – a work dedicated to Salonen himself – the violin shines in Sibelius’s brooding Violin Concerto, an expressive and technically-challenging showcase of the instrument. The concert concludes with the soaring melodies and triumphant timbre of Sibelius’s Second Symphony. Presented by the LA Phil.
The Colburn Orchestra is generously underwritten by Eva and Marc Stern.
SAARIAHO Lumière et Pesanteur SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D Minor SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major