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Kaija Saariaho

Kaija Saariaho has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 12 episodes and was first played on 15 August 2017.

Kaija Saariaho (* 14. October 1952 in Helsinki; † 2. June 2023 in Paris) was a Finnish composer.

For 13 years Saariaho attended the Helsinki Rudolf Steiner School, a school with a strong arts and music curriculum, and studied violin and piano at the Sibelius Academy. She later studied composition in Freiburg (under Brian Ferneyhough and Klaus Huber) and at IRCAM in Paris, where she has lived since 1982.

Saariaho was influenced by post-serialism, but she grew to find it too restrictive: "You were…

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Jardin Secret I (Electronic Music)
Kaija Saariaho
BIS1985
Jardin Secret I (Electronic Music)
Kaija SaariahoBIS1985
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Ceres
Holst, Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker, Matthews, Saariaho, Pintscher, Turnage, Dean
EMI Classics2006
Ceres
Holst, Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker, Matthews, Saariaho, Pintscher, Turnage, DeanEMI Classics2006
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Laconisme De L'Aile For Solo Flute
Kaija Saariaho
BIS1985
Laconisme De L'Aile For Solo Flute
Kaija SaariahoBIS1985
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Sept Papillons - For Solo Cello
Kaija Saariaho, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kronos Quartet, Petri Alanko, Anssi Karttunen
Ondine2004
Sept Papillons - For Solo Cello
Kaija Saariaho, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kronos Quartet, Petri Alanko, Anssi KarttunenOndine2004
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Lonh
Kaija Saariaho
Montaigne, Naïve2001
Lonh
Kaija SaariahoMontaigne, Naïve2001
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Nocturne For Violin Solo (1994)
Kaija Saariaho, Meta4
Ondine2013
Nocturne For Violin Solo (1994)
Kaija Saariaho, Meta4Ondine2013
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Petals
Kaija Saariaho
Finlandia Records1999
Petals
Kaija SaariahoFinlandia Records1999
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Prelude Für Klavier Solo | For Piano Solo
Kaija Saariaho
Initiativkreis Ruhrgebiet2008
Prelude Für Klavier Solo | For Piano Solo
Kaija SaariahoInitiativkreis Ruhrgebiet2008
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Petals, For Cello And Electronics
Kaija Saariaho, Anssi Karttunen
Petals1998
Petals, For Cello And Electronics
Kaija Saariaho, Anssi KarttunenPetals1998
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Nymphea Reflection (2001)
Kaija Saariaho, Pia Freund, Gabriel Suovanen, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Ondine2004
Nymphea Reflection (2001)
Kaija Saariaho, Pia Freund, Gabriel Suovanen, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka SarasteOndine2004
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