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Very Quotes by Esa-Pekka Salonen
- I can't imagine how many first performances I've done, perhaps 500. Some of them have been very good, and some of course very bad.
- I feel very free and very happy to be a composer.
- The players never think they project enough. In a hall that seats 3,300 people, it's a very scary thing to play so quietly that you…
- This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience.
- With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard.
- The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important.
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