Kaija Saariaho’s Duft (Scent) the new piece for solo clarinet received its world premiere at the International Clarinet Competition Freiburg, Germany on 28 July 2012. Composer and clarinettist Jörg Widmann had asked Kaija Saariaho to write the piece for the [ read more ... ]
On Sunday, April 29, the seventh annual Opera News Awards will be presented at a gala celebration in the Grand Ballroom of The Plaza in New York City, paying tribute to five extraordinary artists who have made an invaluable contribution to the art form: sopranos Karita [ read more ... ]
Love from Afar in Canada The opera L’Amour de loin (Love from Afar) by Kaija Saariaho is staged this February at the Four Seasons Center in Toronto from February 2-22. Johannes Debus conducts The Canadian Opera Company. The Prince of Blaye, a troubadour named [ read more ... ]
Kaija Saariaho is internationally recognized as a leading figure in contemporary music, enjoying a well-deserved reputation for works that are both creatively original and of considerable appeal. Her music communicates with a refreshingly broad audience, and this [ read more ... ]
One of the leading composers of our time will visit The Hague in October. From October 6 to 8 Kaija Saariaho will be the central focus of a three-day festival in The Hague. The New European Ensemble, which initiated the festival, will perform a large selection of [ read more ... ]
