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The BSO performs its co-commision, Kaija Saariaho's "Six Circles," and another Finnish musician, Esa-Pekka Salonen, releases two new CDs.

American violinist Jennifer Koh showcases chamber works and a violin concerto by the visionary and much-honored contemporary Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho on her new album Saariaho X Koh from ...

Based on the courtly love story of the French medieval troubadour who became infatuated with a noble lady in Tripoli he had never met, Kaija Saariaho’s first opera has enjoyed considerable ...

In this series, Classical 91.7's music librarian Chris Hathaway reviews new additions to our ever-growing CD library. This month, Chris reviews new releases featuring a remarkable Finnish ...

Composer Kaija Saariaho with conductor Gustavo Dudamel, left, and baritone Gerald Finley after the world premiere of Saariaho’s “True Fire” at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2015.

Kaija Saariaho’s labyrinthine work, premiering in France after a pandemic delay, is the most anticipated new opera of the year. By Joshua Barone AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France — Susanna Malkki wanted ...

Composer Kaija Saariaho, of Finland, arrives for the Polar Music Prize ceremony, where she is to be named Polar Music Prize laureate Composer for 2013, at the Stockholm concert hall, in Stockholm ...

Kaija Saariaho was born Oct. 14, 1952, in Helsinki. As a child, she had a vivid imagination, and would describe hearing melodies in her head. "When I was in bed in the evening, I kept hearing this ...

New Music Composer Kaija Saariaho's theatrical meditation on the life and thought of the... Album review: Kaija Saariaho, 'La Passion de Simone' SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Kaija Anneli Saariaho was born on Oct. 14, 1952, in Helsinki, the eldest of three children of Launo Laakkonen, an entrepreneur, and Tuovi Laakkonen. Her family was not musical, ...

Kaija Saariaho, a Finnish-born composer whose music won international acclaim for its combination of sonic complexity and ethereal lyricism, died June 2 at her home in Paris. She was 70. The cause ...