Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Experience an intimate and inspiring conversation with Esa-Pekka Salonen, one of the world’s most influential conductors and composers, as he answers audience questions about conducting, creativity, orchestral performance, music technology, and the evolving future of classical music.
In this fan Q&A, Salonen shares:
🎼 What it truly feels like to conduct an orchestra from “the best seat in the house”
🎻 Insights on working with musicians and shaping sound in real time
📱 How technology, apps, and innovation can empower new generations of listeners
🎶 Stories behind his Violin Concerto, creative process, and repertoire
🧠 Why classical music must evolve with modern tools and ideas
💡 Historical tech experiments in orchestral music (including a wild breathing machine for wind players!)
Whether you’re a musician, composer, student, conductor, or a fan of the LA Philharmonic, this conversation offers rare behind-the-scenes insight from one of today’s leading musical thinkers.
🌟 About Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen is a globally renowned conductor and composer known for his groundbreaking work in innovation, digital music technology, orchestral leadership, and contemporary composition.
📌 If You Enjoyed This Video
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Experience an intimate and inspiring conversation with Esa-Pekka Salonen, one of the world’s most influential conductors and composers, as he answers audience questions about conducting, creativity, orchestral performance, music technology, and the evolving future of classical music.
In this fan Q&A, Salonen shares:
🎼 What it truly feels like to conduct an orchestra from “the best seat in the house”
🎻 Insights on working with musicians and shaping sound in real time
📱 How technology, apps, and innovation can empower new generations of listeners
🎶 Stories behind his Violin Concerto, creative process, and repertoire
🧠 Why classical music must evolve with modern tools and ideas
💡 Historical tech experiments in orchestral music (including a wild breathing machine for wind players!)
Whether you’re a musician, composer, student, conductor, or a fan of the LA Philharmonic, this conversation offers rare behind-the-scenes insight from one of today’s leading musical thinkers.
🌟 About Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen is a globally renowned conductor and composer known for his groundbreaking work in innovation, digital music technology, orchestral leadership, and contemporary composition.
📌 If You Enjoyed This Video
► Like & subscribe for more interviews with leading composers, conductors, and performers
► Share the video with classical music fans
► Comment your favourite insight from the conversation
