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Kaija Saariaho
Finnish composer (1952–2023)
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| Born | Kaija Laakkonen (1952-10-14)14 October 1952 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 2 June 2023(2023-06-02) (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Works | List of compositions |
| Spouse | Jean-Baptiste Barrière (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
Kaija Anneli Saariaho (Finnish:[ˈkɑi̯jɑˈsɑːriɑho]; née Laakkonen; 14 October 1952 – 2 June 2023) was a Finnish composer based in Paris, France.
During the course of her career, Saariaho 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.[1] In a 2019 composers' poll by BBC Music Magazine, Saariaho was ranked the greatest living composer.[2]
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