Kaija Saariaho
Born: 14th October 1952, Helsinki, Finland
Died: 2nd June 2023, Paris, France
Nationality: Finnish
Kaija Anneli Saariaho was a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. During the course of her career, Saariaho 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 also 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.
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Choral works by the late Kaija Saariaho
7th Jul 2023
The Helsinki Chamber Choir under Nils Schweckendiek perform choral music by Saariaho that explores a wide range of subjects – from atmospheric invocations of night and Roman mythology to the seasons of the year and spacefaring science fiction.
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Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)
5th Jun 2023
The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho has died at the age of 70 in her adoptive home of Paris.
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Popular Works: Saariaho
- 6 Japanese Gardens (4)
- Aure (3)
- Cendres (7)
- Changing Light (3)
- Cinq reflets de L'Amour de loin (3)
- Circle Map (3)
- Cloud Trio (7)
- Dreaming Chaconne (3)
- Du gick, flög (You went, flew) (2)
- Fall (3)
- Frises (3)
- From the Grammar of Dreams (4)
- Graal théâtre (9)
- Grammaire des Rêves (3)
- Je sens un deuxième coeur (5)
- Laconisme de l'aile for solo flute (6)
- Laterna Magica for large orchestra (3)
- Leino Songs for soprano and orchestra (3)
- Lonh (3)
- Mirage (3)
- Miranda's Lament (2)
- Mirrors (4)
- Neiges (4)
- Noa Noa for flute and electronics (7)
- Nocturne (8)
- Notes on Light (5)
- Nuits, adieux (5)
- Nymphéa (Jardin secret III) (3)
- Nymphéa for string quartet and live electronics (2)
- Oi Kuu (To the Moon) (3)
- Orion (3)
- Petals (7)
- Près (5)
- Quatre Instants (4)
- Sept Papillons (11)
- Solar (3)
- Spins and spells (8)
- Tocar (5)
- Überzeugung (3)
- Vent Nocturne, for viola & electronics (3)
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New. Kaija Saariaho: Saarikoski Songs, Vista, Three Preludes
Anu Komsi (soprano), Marzi Nyman, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
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Special offer. Saariaho: Adriana Mater
Fleur Barron (Adriana), Axelle Fanyo (Refka), Nicholas Phan (Yonas), Christopher Purves (Tsargo), San Francisco Symphony & Chorus, Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Finalist, Opera
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Saariaho: Reconnaissance
Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble, Nils Schweckendiek
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th July 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Winner - Best Choral Performance
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Winner - Contemporary Music
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, Shortlisted - Choral
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Saariaho: La Passion de Simone
Dominique Blanc (narrator), Dawn Upshaw (soprano) Tapiola Chamber Choir, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen
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