Combining New and Old

The conductor Esa Pekka Salonen, is going to conduct his last concert as the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

He has been the L.A. Philharmonic's music director for the past 18 years through which, thanks to his young and innovative spirit, he combined old and new music in almost every concert played by the orchestra.

He actually created a special series of the orchestra that performed music by living composers. The series was called the "Green Umbrella" and Mr. Salonen last concert as the music director of the L.A Philharmonic is one part of the series.