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“A fascinating hybrid of European modernist rigor and polyglot Californian cool,” wrote the Boston Globe. Esa-Pekka Salonen’s four movement Violin Concerto is perhaps the first great 21st century addition to the concerto genre. Written for the American violinist Lelia Josefowicz, this highly attractive concerto “appears headed straight into the standard repertoire” (Classical Review). The concerto was written as Maestro Salonen neared the end of his 17-year tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.