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Esa-Pekka Salonen

Finnish conductor and composer (born 1958)born 1958

Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Teachers and mentors5

Wikidata's "student of" and "student" statements: a line of training beside the lineage, never a thesis supervision and never counted with one.

a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Einojuhani Rautavaara
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Franco Donatoni
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Holger Fransman
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Jorma Panula
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Niccolò Castiglioni

Education and career2

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undated
Sibelius Academy
studied
undated
Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu
studied

At a glance

known as: conductor, composer
fields: music, conducting, music composing
awards: Litteris et Artibus, 1996, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, 1992, Grawemeyer Awards, 2012, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, 2012, Finnish Music Hall of Fame, 2019, Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland, 2019, honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music, 2011, Officer of Arts and Letters, 1998, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2020, Echo Klassik – Conductor of the Year, 2013, Sibelius Medal, Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Conductor), 1998, Polar Music Prize, 2024
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, from 2010
Wikipedia: in 31 languages

stated by WikidataStated by Wikidata, shown apart from the thesis records.

Elsewhere6

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaEsa-Pekka Salonen
stated by WikidataWikidataQ314587
stated by WikidataVIAF59063039
stated by WikidataGND118874934
stated by WikidataIdRef030760968
stated by WikidataISNI0000000114732673

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@misc{academicancestry_Q314587,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Esa-Pekka Salonen: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q314587},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Esa-Pekka Salonen: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q314587