Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
Speaking of Mr. Salonen, a month before “Elektra,” he led the New York Philharmonic in an ecstatic and mystical account of Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-Symphonie,” with Yuja Wang playing the formidable solo piano part. Here was a hint of what Mr. Salonen, currently the Philharmonic’s composer in residence, might have done had he been chosen to succeed Alan Gilbert as the orchestra’s music director. (The job went to Jaap van Zweden instead.) [Read the review]