Kaija Saariaho

Kaija Anneli Saariaho (Finnish: [ˈkɑi̯jɑ ˈsɑːriɑho]; née Laakkonen; born 14 October 1952) is a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. During the course of her career, Saariaho has received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the BBC, the New York Philharmonic, the Salzburg Music Festival, the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, and the Finnish National Opera, among others. In a 2019 composers' poll by BBC Music Magazine, Saariaho was ranked the greatest living composer.Saariaho studied composition in Helsinki, Freiburg, and Paris, where she has lived since 1982. Her research at the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music (IRCAM) marked a turning point in her music away from strict serialism towards spectralism. Her characteristically rich, polyphonic textures are often created by combining live music and electronics.

Présences - Kaija Saariaho - 2024-02-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Six Japanese Gardens - 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Sumun läpi - 2021-06-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Kaija Saariaho: Circle Map, Graal théâtre, Vers toi qui es si loin & Neiges - 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Kaija Saariaho: True Fire, Ciel d'hiver & Trans (Live) - 2019-05-10T00:00:00.000000Z

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