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Oct 14, 1952 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland 71 years old
Finnish composer
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About Kaija Saariaho
- Kaija Anneli Saariaho (Finnish: ['k?i?j? 's??ri?ho]; née Laakkonen, born 14 October 1952) is a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. Saariaho studied composition in Helsinki, Freiburg, and Paris, where she has lived since 1982.
- Her research at the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music (IRCAM) marked a turning point in her music away from strict serialism towards spectralism.
- Her characteristically rich, polyphonic textures are often created by combining live music and electronics. During the course of her career, Saariaho has received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the BBC, the New York Philharmonic, the Salzburg Music Festival, the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, and the Finnish National Opera, among others.
- In a 2019 composers’ poll by BBC Music Magazine, Saariaho was ranked the greatest living composer.
