Tag Archives: ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

Why We Can’t Stay Home and Knit

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Our mother was a master knitter – and master bridge player. We do neither. Well, we did know how to knit once upon a time, although a scarf we, er, made, looked more like a bowling pin, … Continue reading →

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Shostakovich: Better Late (But Still Great), Than Never

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Ear-shattering. Propulsive. Simian. This unlikely combination of adjectives came together last weekend at Walt Disney Concert Hall when Esa-Pekka Salonen led the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the world premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich’s 1932 satiric opera, Orango. Staged … Continue reading →

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