Principal Cello Rainer Eudeikis takes center stage in Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto conducted by the composer. Bookending the concerto are two works inspired by the natural world: Beethoven’s unapologetically pictorial Sixth Symphony and Debussy’s swelling, sparkling oceanic triptych La Mer.
Salonen Conducts Beethoven’s Pastoral
Rainer Eudeikis (Photo: Cody Pickens)
Playlist
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Opus 68, Pastoral
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Cello Concerto
Rainer Eudeikis, cello
Claude Debussy: La Mer
