Posted inOpera Saariaho, Kaija Salonen, Esa-Pekka San Francisco Symphony Sellars, Peter Review: Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Adriana Mater,’ After Her Death The conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the director Peter Sellars, two Saariaho collaborators, brought “Adriana Mater” to the San Francisco Symphony. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inClassical Music Saariaho, Kaija Kaija Saariaho’s Luminous Music Was a Personal Invitation The Finnish composer, who died at 70, is remembered by one of her longtime collaborators. Posted by By Susanna Malkki
Posted inClassical Music Music Saariaho, Kaija Kaija Saariaho: 11 Essential Works This poetic composer, who died on Friday, wrote indelible, simmering operas, concertos, orchestral explosions, choral meditations and solos. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe