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~ 2026 ~

February 12, 2026   ~  7:30 PM
Boston Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Bruckner and Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Stefan Dohr Horn
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Horn Concerto (US premiere, BSO co-commission) SALONEN
  • Symphony No. 4, "Romantic" BRUCKNER
February 13, 2026   ~  1:30 PM
Boston Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Bruckner and Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Stefan Dohr Horn
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Horn Concerto (US premiere, BSO co-commission) SALONEN
  • Symphony No. 4, "Romantic" BRUCKNER
February 14, 2026   ~  8:00 PM
Boston Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Bruckner and Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Stefan Dohr Horn
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Horn Concerto (US premiere, BSO co-commission) SALONEN
  • Symphony No. 4, "Romantic" BRUCKNER
February 27, 2026   ~  7:00 PM
Colburn Orchestra / Zipper Hall
Maestros and Masterpieces
  • Nicholas McGegan Conductor
  • Minkyung Chu Clarinet
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
March 29, 2026   ~  12:00 AM
Colburn Orchestra / Walt Disney Concert Hall
Orchestral Constellations: Strauss, Bruch, and Moussa
Sounds About Town
  • Earl Lee Conductor
  • Eunice Lee Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Elysium for Orchestra (2021) Samy MOUSSA
  • Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 (1866) BRUCH
  • Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (1896) STRAUSS
April 08, 2026   ~  8:00 PM
Orchestra de Paris
Orchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Renaud Capucon Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Don Juan STRAUSS
  • Violin Concerto No. 2 BARTOK
  • Symphony No. 5 SIBELIUS
April 09, 2026   ~  8:00 PM
Orchestra de Paris
Orchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Renaud Capucon Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Don Juan STRAUSS
  • Violin Concerto No. 2 BARTOK
  • Symphony No. 5 SIBELIUS
May 06, 2026   ~  1:00 PM
De Montfort Hall
Leicester: Orchestra Unwrapped
Philharmonia / Composers Concert and School Concert
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
    Programm:
  • Overture, Don Giovanni Mozart
  • Symphony No 5 (1st movement) Beethoven
  • The Firebird Suite (1919) (Finale) Stravinsky
  • Elgar Enigma Variations (Theme, IV, XI, VII)
  • Papalotes Ortiz
  • Grasswalk from Plants vs. Zombies Shigihara
  • The Avengers (Theme) Silvestri
  • Carmen Suite (Les Toreadors) Bizet
June 11, 2026   ~  8:00 PM
Ojai Music Festival
www.ojaifestival.org
Attacca Quartet
  • Geneva Lewis violin
  • Anthony McGill clarinet
  • Jay Campbell cello
  • Conor Hanick piano
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor & Music Director
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
June 12, 2026   ~  8:00 PM
Ojai Music Festival
www.ojaifestival.org
  • Anthony McGill clarinet
  • Jay Campbell cello
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor & Music Director
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
June 13, 2026   ~  8:00 PM
Ojai Music Festival
www.ojaifestival.org
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor & Music Director
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
June 14, 2026   ~  5:30 PM
Ojai Music Festival
www.ojaifestival.org
  • Colburn Orchestra
  • Leila Josefowicz Violin
  • Colburn Orchestra
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Fog Esa-Pekka SALONEN
  • Violin Concerto LIGETI
  • Pulcinella (complete ballet) STRAVINSKY
January 24, 2026   ~  7:00 PM
Colburn Orchestra
Romantic Realms: Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Bruckner
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Les Préludes LISZT
  • Limit (World Premiere)★★★ Mert YALNIZ
  • Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major BRUCKNER
January 18, 2026   ~  2:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Salonen & Levit Scale Busoni’s Masterpiece
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Igor Levit ♥♥♥ Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Piano Concerto BUSONI
January 17, 2026   ~  8:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Salonen & Levit Scale Busoni’s Masterpiece
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Igor Levit ♥♥♥ Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Piano Concerto BUSONI
January 11, 2026   ~  2:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano
  • Pekka Kuusisto Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Tombeau de Couperin RAVEL
  • Rewilding Gabriella SMITH
  • La damoiselle élue DEBUSSY
  • Prometheus, Poem of Fire SCRIABIN
January 10, 2026   ~  8:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano
  • Pekka Kuusisto Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Tombeau de Couperin RAVEL
  • Rewilding Gabriella SMITH
  • La damoiselle élue DEBUSSY
  • Prometheus, Poem of Fire SCRIABIN
January 09, 2026   ~  8:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano
  • Pekka Kuusisto Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Tombeau de Couperin RAVEL
  • Rewilding Gabriella SMITH
  • La damoiselle élue DEBUSSY
  • Prometheus, Poem of Fire SCRIABIN

~ 2025 ~

December 06, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
The Wallis, Beverly Hills
Cultural Landscapes
Smetana’s Má vlast
  • Kevin John Edusei Conductor
  • Sieun Park Cello
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Violoncello and Orchestra (1915-16) Schelomo (Ernest Bloch)
  • Má vlast 'My Country' Bedřich Smetana
December 06, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
Colburn Orchestra - The Wallis
  • Kevin John Edusei Conductor
  • Sieun Park ‘Cello
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Violoncello and Orchestra (1915-16) BLOCH Schelomo
  • Má vlast (1874-79) SMETANA
November 14, 2025   ~  7:00 PM
Concerto Forum - Zipper Hall
Colburn Conservatory Brass Recital
  • Students of Colburn Conservatory Brass Faculty
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
November 08, 2025   ~  6:30 PM
San Fransisco Symphony - Davis Hall
Canellakis Conducts Prokofiev & Sibelius
  • Karina Canellakis Conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso Antonín Dvořák
  • Concerto No. 3 Sergei Prokofiev
  • Four Legends Jean Sibelius
November 08, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
San Fransisco Symphony
  • Karina Canellakis conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso DVORAK
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV
  • Four Legends SIBELIUS
November 07, 2025   ~  6:30 PM
San Fransisco Symphony - Davis Hall
Canellakis Conducts Prokofiev & Sibelius
  • Karina Canellakis Conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso Antonín Dvořák
  • Concerto No. 3 Sergei Prokofiev
  • Four Legends Jean Sibelius
November 07, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
San Fransisco Symphony
  • Karina Canellakis conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso DVORAK
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV
  • Four Legends SIBELIUS
November 06, 2025   ~  6:30 PM
San Fransisco Symphony - Davis Hall
Canellakis Conducts Prokofiev & Sibelius
  • Karina Canellakis Conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso Antonín Dvořák
  • Concerto No. 3 Sergei Prokofiev
  • Four Legends Jean Sibelius
November 06, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
San Fransisco Symphony
  • Karina Canellakis conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso DVORAK
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV
  • Four Legends SIBELIUS
November 05, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
San Fransisco Symphony
  • Karina Canellakis conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso DVORAK
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV
  • Four Legends SIBELIUS
November 04, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
San Fransisco Symphony
  • Karina Canellakis conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso DVORAK
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV
  • Four Legends SIBELIUS
November 03, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
San Fransisco Symphony
  • Karina Canellakis conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso DVORAK
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV
  • Four Legends SIBELIUS
November 02, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
San Fransisco Symphony
  • Karina Canellakis conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Scherzo Capriccioso DVORAK
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV
  • Four Legends SIBELIUS
October 26, 2025   ~  3:00 PM
The Soraya
Passion and Poetry
An Afternoon of Musical Storytelling
  • Carlos Miguel Prieto Conductor
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
  • Zi Yang Low Violin
    Programm:
  • Alborada del gracioso for Orchestra (1905/1919)* Ravel
  • Violin Concerto Antonín Dvořák
  • Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 (1903) Schoenberg
October 26, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
Colburn Orchestra - The Soraya
  • Carlos Miguel Prieto Conductor
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
  • Zi Yang Low Violin
    Programm:
  • Alborada del gracioso for Orchestra (1905/1919)* RAVEL
  • Violin Concerto DVORAK
  • Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 (1903) SCHOENBERG
October 11, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied Choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project Dance Company
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octet Stravinsky
  • Concerto for Orchestra Bartók
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna for Orchestra in Eight Groups Boulez
October 11, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octet Stravinsky
  • Concerto for Orchestra Bartók
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna for Orchestra in Eight Groups Boulez
October 10, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied Choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project Dance Company
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octet Stravinsky
  • Concerto for Orchestra Bartók
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna for Orchestra in Eight Groups Boulez
October 10, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octet Stravinsky
  • Concerto for Orchestra Bartók
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna for Orchestra in Eight Groups Boulez
October 09, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied Choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project Dance Company
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octet Stravinsky
  • Concerto for Orchestra Bartók
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna for Orchestra in Eight Groups Boulez
October 09, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octet Stravinsky
  • Concerto for Orchestra Bartók
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna for Orchestra in Eight Groups Boulez
October 08, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octet Stravinsky
  • Concerto for Orchestra Bartók
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna for Orchestra in Eight Groups Boulez
October 07, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octet Stravinsky
  • Concerto for Orchestra Bartók
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna for Orchestra in Eight Groups Boulez
October 06, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octet Stravinsky
  • Concerto for Orchestra Bartók
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna for Orchestra in Eight Groups Boulez
October 05, 2025   ~  2:00 PM
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall / New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano Boulez
  • Notations IV for Orchestra Boulez
  • Images I Debussy
  • Notations VII for Piano Boulez
  • Notations VII for Orchestra Boulez
  • Images III Debussy
  • Notations II for Piano Boulez
  • Notations II for Orchestra Boulez
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra Debussy
  • La Mer Debussy
October 05, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations IV for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images I DEBUSSY
  • Notations VII for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations VII for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images III DEBUSSY
  • Notations II for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations II for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra DEBUSSY
  • La Mer DEBUSSY
October 04, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall / New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano Boulez
  • Notations IV for Orchestra Boulez
  • Images I Debussy
  • Notations VII for Piano Boulez
  • Notations VII for Orchestra Boulez
  • Images III Debussy
  • Notations II for Piano Boulez
  • Notations II for Orchestra Boulez
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra Debussy
  • La Mer Debussy
October 04, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations IV for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images I DEBUSSY
  • Notations VII for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations VII for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images III DEBUSSY
  • Notations II for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations II for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra DEBUSSY
  • La Mer DEBUSSY
October 03, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall / New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano Boulez
  • Notations IV for Orchestra Boulez
  • Images I Debussy
  • Notations VII for Piano Boulez
  • Notations VII for Orchestra Boulez
  • Images III Debussy
  • Notations II for Piano Boulez
  • Notations II for Orchestra Boulez
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra Debussy
  • La Mer Debussy
October 03, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations IV for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images I DEBUSSY
  • Notations VII for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations VII for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images III DEBUSSY
  • Notations II for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations II for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra DEBUSSY
  • La Mer DEBUSSY
October 02, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations IV for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images I DEBUSSY
  • Notations VII for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations VII for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images III DEBUSSY
  • Notations II for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations II for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra DEBUSSY
  • La Mer DEBUSSY
October 01, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations IV for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images I DEBUSSY
  • Notations VII for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations VII for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images III DEBUSSY
  • Notations II for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations II for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra DEBUSSY
  • La Mer DEBUSSY
September 30, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations IV for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images I DEBUSSY
  • Notations VII for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations VII for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images III DEBUSSY
  • Notations II for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations II for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra DEBUSSY
  • La Mer DEBUSSY
September 29, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
New York City, New York
New York Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations IV for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images I DEBUSSY
  • Notations VII for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations VII for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Images III DEBUSSY
  • Notations II for Piano BOULEZ
  • Notations II for Orchestra BOULEZ
  • Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra DEBUSSY
  • La Mer DEBUSSY
September 27, 2025   ~  7:00 PM
Concerto Forum - Zipper Hall
Colburn Orchestra
  • Nicholas McGegan Conductor
  • Minkyung Chu, Clarinet Clarinet
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (1731) Bach
  • Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622 (1791) Mozart
  • Symphony No. 100 in G Major (‘Military’) (1793) Haydn
September 27, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
Colburn Orchestra
  • Nicholas McGegan Conductor
  • Minkyung Chu Clarinet
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (1731) BACH
  • Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622 (1791) MOZART
  • Symphony No. 100 in G Major (‘Military’) (1793) HAYDN
September 03, 2025   ~  8:00 PM
Hamburg, Germany
Orchestre de Paris European Tour / Hamburg
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Stefan Dohr Horn
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Requies Luciano Berio
  • Horn Concerto Salonen
  • Symphony No. 5 Sibelius
September 03, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
Hamburg, Germany
Orchestre de Paris European Tour
  • Orchestre de Paris
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Stefan Dohr horn
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Don Juan Strauss
  • Horn Concerto Salonen
  • Symphony No. 5 Sibelius
September 01, 2025   ~  8:00 PM
Berlin, Germany
Orchestre de Paris European Tour / Berlin
Musikfest Berlin 2025
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Stefan Dohr Horn
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Don Juan Strauss
  • Horn Concerto (German premiere) Salonen
  • Symphony No. 5 Sibelius
September 01, 2025   ~  12:00 AM
Berlin, Germany
Orchestre de Paris European Tour
  • Orchestre de Paris
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Stefan Dohr horn
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Requies Luciano Berio
  • Horn Concerto (German premiere) Salonen
  • Symphony No. 5 Sibelius
August 30, 2025   ~  8:00 PM
Lucerne, Switzerland
Orchestre de Paris European Tour / Lucerne
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Stefan Dohr Horn
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Don Juan Strauss
  • Horn Concerto (World premiere) Salonen
  • Symphony No. 5 Jean Sibelius
August 30, 2025   ~  6:30 PM
Lucerne, Switzerland
Orchestre de Paris European Tour
  • Orchestre de Paris
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Stefan Dohr horn
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Don Juan Strauss
  • Horn Concerto (World premiere) Salonen
  • Symphony No. 5 Sibelius
August 29, 2025   ~  8:00 PM
Lucerne, Switzerland
Orchestre de Paris European Tour / Lucerne
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Augustine Hadelich Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Violin Concerto Brahms
  • Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 Sergei Prokofiev
August 29, 2025   ~  6:30 PM
Lucerne, Switzerland
Orchestre de Paris European Tour
  • Orchestre de Paris
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
  • Augustine Hadelich violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Violin Concerto Brahms
  • Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 Prokofiev
June 01, 2025   ~  2:00 PM
San Fransisco Symphony— Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Hilary Hahn
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Hilary Hahn Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Symphony No. 4 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
  • Violin Concerto Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
May 31, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Fransisco Symphony— Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Hilary Hahn
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Hilary Hahn Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Symphony No. 4 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
  • Violin Concerto Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
May 30, 2025   ~  2:00 PM
San Fransisco Symphony— Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Hilary Hahn
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Hilary Hahn Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Symphony No. 4 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
  • Violin Concerto Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
May 25, 2025   ~  9:30 PM
San Fransisco Symphony - Davis Hall
Salonen Conducts The Firebird
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Isabelle Faust Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Chorale Magnus LINDBERG
  • Violin Concerto Alban BERG
  • The Firebird Igor STRAVINSKY
May 24, 2025   ~  9:30 PM
San Fransisco Symphony - Davis Hall
Salonen Conducts The Firebird
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Isabelle Faust Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Chorale Magnus LINDBERG
  • Violin Concerto Alban BERG
  • The Firebird Igor STRAVINSKY
May 24, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Fransisco Symphony - Davis Hall
Salonen Conducts The Firebird
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Isabelle Faust Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Chorale Magnus LINDBERG
  • Violin Concerto Alban BERG
  • The Firebird Igor STRAVINSKY
May 23, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Fransisco Symphony - Davis Hall
Salonen Conducts The Firebird
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Isabelle Faust Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Chorale Magnus LINDBERG
  • Violin Concerto Alban BERG
  • The Firebird Igor STRAVINSKY
May 11, 2025   ~  2:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA
Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV, for solo piano Pierre BOULEZ
  • Notations IV, for orchestra Pierre BOULEZ
  • Notations VII, for solo piano Pierre BOULEZ
  • Notations VII, for orchestra Pierre BOULEZ
  • Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3 Béla BARTÓK
  • La mer Claude DEBUSSY
May 10, 2025   ~  8:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA
Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV, for solo piano Pierre BOULEZ
  • Notations IV, for orchestra Pierre BOULEZ
  • Notations VII, for solo piano Pierre BOULEZ
  • Notations VII, for orchestra Pierre BOULEZ
  • Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3 Béla BARTÓK
  • La mer Claude DEBUSSY
May 08, 2025   ~  8:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA
Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Notations IV, for solo piano Pierre BOULEZ
  • Notations IV, for orchestra Pierre BOULEZ
  • Notations VII, for solo piano Pierre BOULEZ
  • Notations VII, for orchestra Pierre BOULEZ
  • Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3 Béla BARTÓK
  • La mer Claude DEBUSSY
May 04, 2025   ~  4:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA
Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Pekka Kuusisto Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Claude DEBUSSY
  • Violin Concerto Bryce DESSNER
  • Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
May 03, 2025   ~  4:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA
Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Pekka Kuusisto Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Claude DEBUSSY
  • Violin Concerto Bryce DESSNER
  • Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
May 02, 2025   ~  2:00 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic | Los Angeles, CA
Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Pekka Kuusisto Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Claude DEBUSSY
  • Violin Concerto Bryce DESSNER
  • Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
April 12, 2025   ~  3:00 PM
Colburn Orchestra
The Soraya
  • Stephane Deneve Conductor
  • Chi-Jo Lee Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • An American in Paris George GERSHWIN
  • Piano Concerto in G Major Maurice RAVEL
  • Symphony No. 8 Antonín DVOŘÁK
March 27, 2025   ~  8:00 PM
Orchestre de Paris
Benjamin Millepied - L.A. Dance Project
Rituel
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied Choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octuor pour instruments à vent Igor STRAVINSKI
  • Musique pour cordes, percussion et célesta Béla BARTÓK
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna Pierre BOULEZ
March 26, 2025   ~  8:00 PM
Orchestre de Paris
Benjamin Millepied - L.A. Dance Project
Rituel
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Benjamin Millepied Choreographer
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Octuor pour instruments à vent Igor STRAVINSKI
  • Musique pour cordes, percussion et célesta Béla BARTÓK
  • Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna Pierre BOULEZ
March 22, 2025   ~  7:00 PM
Concerto Forum - Zipper Hall
Colburn Orchestra
Livestream
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
  • Andrea Caputo Clarinet
  • Zechariah Mo Viola
  • Aurora Kuo Horn
  • Yvette Kraft Violin
    Programm:
  • Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra Gioacchino ROSSINI
  • Viola Concerto William WALTON
  • Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major Richard STRAUSS
  • Violin Concerto in A Minor Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
March 02, 2025   ~  8:00 PM
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Colburn Orchestra
  • Earl Lee Conductor
  • Madison Leonard Soprano
  • Kayleigh Decker Mezzo-Soprano
  • Los Angeles Master Chorale
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Gustav MAHLER
February 23, 2025   ~  7:00 PM
San Francisco Symphony — Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Daniil Trifonov
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Daniil Trifonov Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Strange Beasts Xavier MUZIK
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 Sergei PROKOFIEV
  • The Rite of Spring Igor STRAVINSKY
February 22, 2025   ~  7:00 PM
San Francisco Symphony — Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Daniil Trifonov
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Daniil Trifonov Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Strange Beasts Xavier MUZIK
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 Sergei PROKOFIEV
  • The Rite of Spring Igor STRAVINSKY
February 21, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony — Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Daniil Trifonov
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Daniil Trifonov Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Strange Beasts Xavier MUZIK
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 Sergei PROKOFIEV
  • The Rite of Spring Igor STRAVINSKY
February 16, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony — Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Yuja Wang Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Gigues from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
  • Rondes de printemps from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
  • Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Maurice RAVEL
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA
  • Ibéria from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
February 15, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony — Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Yuja Wang Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Gigues from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
  • Rondes de printemps from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
  • Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Maurice RAVEL
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA
  • Ibéria from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
February 14, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony — Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Yuja Wang Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Gigues from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
  • Rondes de printemps from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
  • Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Maurice RAVEL
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA
  • Ibéria from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
February 13, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony — Davis Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Yuja Wang Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Gigues from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
  • Rondes de printemps from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
  • Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Maurice RAVEL
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA
  • Ibéria from Images pour orchestre Claude DEBUSSY
February 01, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony – Davis Hall
SoundBox
Courtney Bryan
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
  • Courtney Bryan Curator
  • John Wilson Piano
  • Arianna Rodriguez Soprano
    Programm:
  • Fanfare for Moments of Courage Courtney BRYAN
  • Movement III from Sonatina Roger DICKERSON
  • “If There Be Sorrow” and “Marrow of My Bone,” from Ice and Fire Wendell LOGAN
  • Something Something Space Latasha BUNDY
  • Secret Desire to be Black Alvin SINGLETON
  • Tumbao Tania LEON
  • Wade Through Water Andile KHUMALO
  • “Sojourner Truth” from Stars Trevor WESTON
  • Dreamcatcher Marcos BALTER
  • Float, Sting George E. LEWIS
  • Verdala Hannah KENDALL
  • For Courtney Bryan Tyshawn SOREY
  • Music from House of Pianos Courtney BRYAN
January 31, 2025   ~  7:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony – Davis Hall
SoundBox
Courtney Bryan
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
  • Courtney Bryan Curator
  • John Wilson Piano
  • Arianna Rodriguez Soprano
    Programm:
  • Fanfare for Moments of Courage Courtney BRYAN
  • Movement III from Sonatina Roger DICKERSON
  • “If There Be Sorrow” and “Marrow of My Bone,” from Ice and Fire Wendell LOGAN
  • Something Something Space Latasha BUNDY
  • Secret Desire to be Black Alvin SINGLETON
  • Tumbao Tania LEON
  • Wade Through Water Andile KHUMALO
  • “Sojourner Truth” from Stars Trevor WESTON
  • Dreamcatcher Marcos BALTER
  • Float, Sting George E. LEWIS
  • Verdala Hannah KENDALL
  • For Courtney Bryan Tyshawn SOREY
  • Music from House of Pianos Courtney BRYAN

~ 2024 ~

December 20, 2024   ~  10:00 PM
Helsinki, Finland - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Christoffer Sundqvist
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Christoffer Sundqvist Clarinet
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Tiu Esa-Pekka SALONEN
  • kínēma Esa-Pekka SALONEN
  • Symphony No. 2 Esa-Pekka SALONEN
December 20, 2024   ~  7:30 PM
Helsinki, Finland - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Christoffer Sundqvist
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Christoffer Sundqvist Clarinet
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Tiu Esa-Pekka SALONEN
  • kínēma Esa-Pekka SALONEN
  • Symphony No. 2 Esa-Pekka SALONEN
December 06, 2024   ~  12:00 AM
Zipper Orchestra - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
    Programm:
December 05, 2024   ~  12:00 AM
Zipper Orchestra - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
    Programm:
December 04, 2024   ~  12:00 AM
Zipper Orchestra - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
    Programm:
December 03, 2024   ~  12:00 AM
Zipper Orchestra - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
    Programm:
December 02, 2024   ~  12:00 AM
Zipper Orchestra - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum
  • Mert Yalniz Conductor
    Programm:
November 23, 2024   ~  7:00 PM
Ambassador Auditorium
Colburn Orchestra
  • Lidiya Yankovskaya Conductor
  • Eugene Lin Cello
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Don Quixote, Op. 35 (1897) Richard STRAUSS
  • RE|Member Reena ESMAIL
  • La Mer (The Sea), L.109 (1903-5) Claude DEBUSSY
October 26, 2024   ~  2:30 PM
Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA
Colburn Orchestra
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Ray Ushikubo Violin
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
  • Aleksandra Meliniuk Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Lumiere et Pesanteur Kaija SAARIAHO
  • Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 Jean SIBELIUS
  • Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 Jean SIBELIUS
October 20, 2024   ~  7:00 PM
San Francisco Symphony, Davis Hall
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Rainer Eudekis Cello
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Symphony No. 6, Pastoral Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
  • Cello Concerto Esa-Pekka SALONEN
  • La Mer Claude DEBUSSY
October 19, 2024   ~  7:00 PM
San Francisco Symphony, Davis Hall
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Rainer Eudekis Cello
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Symphony No. 6, Pastoral Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
  • Cello Concerto Esa-Pekka SALONEN
  • La Mer Claude DEBUSSY
October 18, 2024   ~  5:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony, Davis Hall
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Rainer Eudekis Cello
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Symphony No. 6, Pastoral Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
  • Cello Concerto Esa-Pekka SALONEN
  • La Mer Claude DEBUSSY
September 25, 2024   ~  7:00 PM
San Francisco Symphony, Davis Hall
Opening Night Gala
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Lang Lang Piano
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Romeo & Juliet Sergei PROKOFIEV
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 Camille SAINT-SAENS
  • Romeo & Juliet Sergei PROKOFIEV
  • Carnival of the Animals Camille SAINT-SAENS
September 21, 2024   ~  8:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony, Davis Hall
Salonen Conducts Verdi’s Requiem
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Intermezzo from Goodbye, Mr. Chips Gordon GETTY
  • Saint Christopher Gordon GETTY
  • The Old Man in the Snow Gordon GETTY
  • Requiem Giuseppe VERDI
September 20, 2024   ~  8:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony, Davis Hall
Salonen Conducts Verdi’s Requiem
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Intermezzo from Goodbye, Mr. Chips Gordon GETTY
  • Saint Christopher Gordon GETTY
  • The Old Man in the Snow Gordon GETTY
  • Requiem Giuseppe VERDI
September 19, 2024   ~  8:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony, Davis Hall
Salonen Conducts Verdi’s Requiem
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
  • Mert Yalniz Assistant Conductor
    Programm:
  • Intermezzo from Goodbye, Mr. Chips Gordon GETTY
  • Saint Christopher Gordon GETTY
  • The Old Man in the Snow Gordon GETTY
  • Requiem Giuseppe VERDI



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