On May 12, Vista, the latest orchestral work by Kaija Saariaho will receive its world premiere by Helsinki Philharmonic, conducted by their chief conductor Susanna Mälkki. Vista is a joint commission by Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin [ read more ... ]
From May 11, Helsinki will asee the opening of Blick at Amos Rex. Blick is an exhibition by visual artist Raija Malka and composer Kaija Saariaho that will fill the museum’s large exhibition hall with a multisensory total work of art. “Distances between [ read more ... ]
Kaija Saariaho is the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement “for the remarkable technical and expressive level she has achieved in her choral scores and for her original use of the voice”. The 65th International Festival of Contemporary [ read more ... ]
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Contemporary Music category goes, in its tenth edition, to Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho on the basis of ‘a contribution to contemporary music that is extraordinary in its individuality, breadth and [ read more ... ]
After a very successful autumn in New York – Circle Map at Park Avenue Armory, L’Amour de Loin at The Metropolitan Opera, La Passion de Simone at Mannes, among others – Kaija Saariaho is the featured composer at the Radio France “Présences Festival” which [ read more ... ]
