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In the summer of 1990 Frank Zappa planned to visit a festival called ''"Meeting of the Worlds"'' held in Joensuu, Finland. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted Zappa's piece ''[[The Perfect Stranger]]'' there. They had met in L.A. where Salonen was the conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. However Zappa cancelled his appearance for personal reasons. <ref>http://www.palasokeri.com/artikkeli/1126</ref> | In the summer of 1990 Frank Zappa planned to visit a festival called ''"Meeting of the Worlds"'' held in Joensuu, Finland. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted Zappa's piece ''[[The Perfect Stranger]]'' there. They had met in L.A. where Salonen was the conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. However Zappa cancelled his appearance for personal reasons. <ref>http://www.palasokeri.com/artikkeli/1126</ref> | ||
| − | According to an interview with Salonen he claimed that, besides Zappa, he doesn't listen to popular music at all. <ref>http://www.fan-groups.com/thread/932/Re-famous-Zappa-fans.html<ref> | + | According to an interview with Salonen he claimed that, besides Zappa, he doesn't listen to popular music at all. <ref>http://www.fan-groups.com/thread/932/Re-famous-Zappa-fans.html</ref> |
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| + | He conducted the concert album ''[[200 Motels - The Suites]]'' (2015). | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 12 October 2020
Esa-Pekka Salonen (Helsinki, June 30, 1958) is a Finnish composer and conductor.
In the summer of 1990 Frank Zappa planned to visit a festival called "Meeting of the Worlds" held in Joensuu, Finland. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted Zappa's piece The Perfect Stranger there. They had met in L.A. where Salonen was the conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. However Zappa cancelled his appearance for personal reasons. [1]
According to an interview with Salonen he claimed that, besides Zappa, he doesn't listen to popular music at all. [2]
He conducted the concert album 200 Motels - The Suites (2015).
