Lutosławski Year commemorations spread beyond the borders of his native Poland, as does the composer's preeminent reputation and renown in conducting the world's brilliant orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The L.A. Phil has started the Lutoslawski Year with a weekend of concerts at the beginning of December 2012, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen, their Conductor Laureate.
Their performance of Witold Lutosławski's First Symphony will be released early next year by Sony Classics as part of a Salonen/L.A. Phil Lutosławski symphony set, made possible thanks to additional support from the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. The Second, Third and Fourth symphonies have already been recorded and will feature in the set.