EditorialEsa-Pekka Salonen, left, and Igor Levit at the San Francisco Symphony in San Francisco, Calif. on June 15, 2023 where they will perform Busoni’s Piano Concerto. (Ian Bates/The New York Times)
EditorialSocially-distanced audience members listen as Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the New York Philharmonic at the Shed in New York on April 14, 2021. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialA collage of photos from Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco with Esa-Pekka Salonen, music director of the San Francisco Symphony, and composer Nico Muhly at center. (Aubrey Trinnaman/The New York Times)