Chamber, Saariaho (composer)
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The performances of both the Saariaho and Shostakovich are extremely insightful. The Shostakovich is outstanding in delineating the quartet's disturbing narrative, from seemingly carefree innocence... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Chamber Choice
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Special offer. Saariaho: Chamber Works for Strings, Vol. 1
Minna Pensola (violin), Anna Laakso (piano), Atte Kilpelainen (viola), Marko Myohanen (electronics), Antti Tikkanen (violin), Tomas Djupsjobacka (cello), Kaija Saariaho (electronics)
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Special offer. Kaija Saariaho: Trios
Anssi Karttunen (cello), Pia Freund (soprano), Tuija Hakkila (piano), Mikael Helasvuo (alto flute), Steven Dann (viola), Florent Jodelet (percussion)
Zebra Trio
The CD is self-recommending to contemporary-music connoisseurs, but not exclusively to them. —
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…Saariaho's combination of instruments with live electronics comes up as fresh as ever… it's… the vibrant quality of the playing from Norway's premiere new music quartet - never ugly, even... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2005, Chamber Choice
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What an expressive and finesse- filled debut - and from a trio truly with its own identity. —
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Special offer. Kaija Saariaho: Works for Orchestra
John Storgårds (violin), Pia Freund (soprano) & Gabriel Suovanen (baritone), Karita Mattila (soprano) & Anssi Karttunen (cello)
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris Orchestre de Paris, Hannu Lintu, Jukka-Pekka Saraste,...
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Special offer. Saariaho: Graal théâtre, Solar & Lichtbogen
John Storgårds (violin)
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
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Special offer. Suomi: Finland 100
A Century of Finnish Classics
Soile Isokoski, Jorma Hynninen & Matti Salminen
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta & Jyvaskyla Sinfonia, Leif Segerstam, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Hannu Lintu & John Storgards
Rautavaara's Summer Thoughts is part of a whole disc reflecting the composer's rather romantic nature-loving works for piano and violin. It's awash in memories from which images are constantly... —
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Ariadni’s Thread / Giorgos Panagiotidis (ensemble Modern)
Giorgos Panagiotidis (violin), Ueli Wiget (piano), Jagdish Mistry (violin)
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New. Queen Elisabeth Competition: Cello 2026
Ettore Pagano, Tae-Yeon Kim, Álvaro Lozano Cames, Leland Ko, Clara Dietlin, Antoine de Grolée, Maria Zaitseva, Maria Zaitseva Sr, Krzysztof Michalski, Sarah Zajtmann, Adria Ye, Lionel Martin, Dilshod Narzillaev, Andrew Ilhoon Byun, Ivan Sendetsky, Thomas Hoppe, Yo Kitamura, Belgian National Orchestra,...
