Esa-Pekka Salonen

Summary

Esa-Pekka Salonen is a human^[1]. Born in Helsinki^[2], he… he was born on June 30, 1958^[3]. He worked as a conductor^[4] and composer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Esa-Pekka Salonen was born in Helsinki^[2].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen was born on June 30, 1958^[3].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen held citizenship in Finland^[7].
• Finnish was Esa-Pekka Salonen's native language^[8].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen worked as a conductor^[4].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's professions included composer^[5].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's field of work was music^[9].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's field of work was conducting^[10].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's education included a stint at Sibelius Academy^[11].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen was educated at Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu^[12].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen received the Litteris et Artibus^[13].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen received the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[14].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen received the Grawemeyer Awards^[15].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen received the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition^[16].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen received the Finnish Music Hall of Fame^[17].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen received the Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[18].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen is recorded as male^[20].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's genre is opera^[22].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's genre is classical music^[23].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's genre is contemporary classical music^[24].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's Commons category is recorded as Esa-Pekka Salonen^[25].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's family name is recorded as Salonen^[26].
• Esa-Pekka Salonen's given name is recorded as Esa-Pekka^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FI^[29]

• Began / founded: 1958-06-30^[30]

• Genre(s): classical^[31]

• Community tags: classical, composer, conductor, finnish composer, finnish conductor, to clean up^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 66b01c9c-3344-46b1-b5fe-cab3c2834e32^[33]

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Origins and Family

Esa-Pekka Salonen's place of birth was Helsinki^[2]. He was born on June 30, 1958^[3]. Finnish was his native language^[8].

Education

Educated at Sibelius Academy^[11], a public university^[34], in Finland^[35], founded in 1882^[36], headquartered in Taka-Töölö^[37] and Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu^[12], a primary school^[38], in Finland^[39], founded in 1886^[40]. Studied under Einojuhani Rautavaara^[41], a composer^[42], 1928–2016^[43], of Finland^[44], awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[45], specialised in opera^[46]; Jorma Panula^[47], a conductor^[48], b. 1930^[49], of Finland^[50], awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[51], specialised in composed musical work^[52]; Holger Fransman^[53], a musician^[54], 1909–1997^[55], of Finland^[56], awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[57]; Franco Donatoni^[58]; and Niccolò Castiglioni^[59].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor^[4] and composer^[5]. Fields of work include music^[9], a type of arts^[60] and conducting^[10], an activity^[61].

Recognition

Awards received include Litteris et Artibus^[13], a medallion^[62], in Sweden^[63], founded in 1853^[64]; Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[14], a grade of an order^[65], in Finland^[66], founded in 1943^[67]; Grawemeyer Awards^[15], an award^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1985^[70]; Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition^[16], a class of award^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1984^[73]; Finnish Music Hall of Fame^[17], a music hall of fame^[74], in Finland^[75], founded in 2018^[76]; and Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[18], a grade of an order^[77], in Finland^[78], founded in 1942^[79].

Why It Matters

Esa-Pekka Salonen ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]

FAQs

Where was Esa-Pekka Salonen born?

Born in Helsinki^[2], Esa-Pekka Salonen…

What did Esa-Pekka Salonen do for work?

Esa-Pekka Salonen worked as conductor^[4] and composer^[5].

Where did Esa-Pekka Salonen go to school?

Esa-Pekka Salonen was educated at Sibelius Academy^[11] and Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu^[12].

What awards did Esa-Pekka Salonen receive?

Honors received include Litteris et Artibus^[13], Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[14], Grawemeyer Awards^[15], and Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition^[16].