Kaija Saariaho
70 Years
(Digital album)
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Meta4
Orchestre de Paris
Marko Letonja, conductor
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Wilhemina Smith, cello
Gerald Finley, bass-baritone
Camilla Hoitenga, flute
Anssi Karttunen, cello
Anu Komsi, soprano
Karita Mattila, soprano
John Storgårds, violin
Gabriel Suovanen, baritone
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Karen Vourc'h, soprano
Finnish contemporary
Digital album on Kaija Saariaho's 70th anniversary
Digital Only
Released:
January 2023
Catalogue No.:
ODE 1407-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195140727
Selection of tracks from Kaija Saariaho’s 15-album discography on Ondine to celebrate her 70th anniversary of birth.
Composer Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) celebrated her 70th birthday on October 14, 2022. Saariaho is known as one of the most celebrated living composers. In 2019, BBC Music Magazine made a survey ranking ‘50 Greatest Composers of All Time’. Kaija Saariaho was on position 17 – the best result for any living composer, and ahead of the likes of Brahms, Schubert and Tchaikovsky, to name a few.
Ondine released its first complete album devoted to the music of Kaija Saariaho in 1992. During the three decades to follow, Ondine’s collaboration with Kaija Saariaho has resulted in more than 15 album releases creating several award-winning recordings and the most extensive catalogue of Saariaho’s music on any record label.
