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Triumph ohne Triumphalismus: Schostakowitschs Symphonie Nr. 5 begeistert das Publikum beim Musikfest Berlin.

Saariaho, Schostakowitsch, Beach und Sibelius wurden allesamt zu Höhepunkten, die das Meta4-Quartett beim Konzert in Bad Tölz dramaturgisch meisterhaft verbanden.

Der finnische Dirigent eröffnete das Musikfest Berlin mit einer atemberaubenden Interpretation der Sechsten Symphonie Mahlers, ergänzt um das sphärische Triptychon Orion von Kaija Saariaho.

Die deutsche Erstaufführung von Kaija Saariahos Vista ergänzt ein Programm raffinierter Orchesterfarben.

Was die von Andreas Felber einstudierte Zürcher Sing-Akademie bot, war überwältigend: sehr eindrücklicher, homogener Chorklang, virtuos und flexibel in den polyphonen Partien, ausgezeichnete dynamische Kontrolle und Stimmausgleich: besser geht's nicht!

Pierre Audi is remembered in words and music as the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence receives $1m – the richest prize in classical music – at Stockholm’s Konserthuset. 

This co-production, previously seen in San Francisco, is more of a semi-staging, convinces thanks to committed performances from a cast led by Fleur Barron.  

Present what could be considered challenging work unapologetically, the Manchester Collective makes friends on London's Southbank. 

Former Cliburn winner Vadym Kholodenko returns to Singapore in mesmerising and thrilling form.

In a rewarding program of challenging, unfamiliar scores, Thomas Adès and The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus tackle works by Sibelius, Ives, Saariaho, and Adès himself.

Karina Canellakis conducts a program at the New York Philharmonic of works tied to the mystical or ineffable, with astonishing clarity.

A Finnish soundscape, fine detail in Bartók and deep understanding in Beethoven from the Royal Northern Sinfonia with Dinis Sousa and Víkingur Ólafsson. 

Oramo leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra and trumpeter Verneri Pohjola in a moving tribute to Kaija Saariaho with the UK premiere of her concerto HUSH. 

Dans un programme exigeant mêlant Chopin, Scriabine, Saariaho, Liszt et Ravel, la pianiste géorgienne marque par la clarté de son jeu, son éloquence naturelle et une technique impressionnante.

Truls Mørk joins Tarmo Peltokoski and the Rotterdam Phil for a deeply emotional reading of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto no. 2. 

An unusual double bill opens the new season at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, with Susanna Mälkki offering a moving take on Saariaho and Mahler.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra shines in Strauss, in particular the characterful woodwind solos and the fulsomely resplendent brass. 

Klangforum Wien finishes a far-reaching excursion into the boldest realms of modern music with a flourish.

In his second week of local performances, the Finnish composer-conductor offers a lush performance of music by a beloved collaborator, the late Kaija Saariaho.

A celebration concert of Feldman's Rothko Chapel ticks all the boxes for a great show. 

La Real Filharmonía ofreció un bello programa de obras poco frecuentes bajo la atenta dirección de Baldur Brönnimann.

À la tête de l'Orchestre de Paris et de l'Ensemble intercontemporain réunis, le chef d'orchestre et compositeur a dirigé un superbe programme 100% finlandais (Sibelius-Lindberg-Saariaho). 

A thrilling, expansive Bruckner 3 is preceded by Beethoven's Egmont overture and Elizabeth Atherton singing Kaija Saariaho's exquisite Leino Songs.

Avec clarté et sensibilité, l'Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France et Sakari Oramo ont livré un beau programme dont le sommet est resté les pièces de la compositrice finlandaise avec Anu Komsi.

El nuevo director titular de la Real Filharmonía de Galicia abre la temporada con un programa desafiante y un resultado variable.

Monodramas by Francis Poulenc, Kaija Saariaho and Jack Symonds feature in a triple bill on the themes of love, loss and absence. 

Hannu Lintu conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an epic symphonic programme at Snape Maltings. 

The Barbican and BBC welcome the Finn to the exclusive pantheon of the order of “Total Immersion” – a full day devoted to the music of a single living composer. 

Kaija Saariaho's opera – staged by Simon Stone and the hit of the 2021 Aix-en-Provence Festival – makes its UK debut.

Une interprétation de légende du chef-d'œuvre de Berlioz. Dans ce qui restera du mandat de Klaus Mäkelä à la tête de l’Orchestre de Paris, il y aura un avant et un après la Fantastique.

The Finnish conductor paired works by compatriots Jean Sibelius and Kaija Saariaho with interesting, offbeat selections from Stravinsky and Bartók.

Pour ouvrir la saison 2022-23, Klaus Mäkelä a dirigé un programme original au sein duquel la création contemporaine occupait une place de choix : une audace qu'on aimerait voire reproduite !

The hottest ticket in town, as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's new Artistic Partner takes his place on the podium to conduct Saariaho and Mahler.  

Carolina Eyck uncovers the dark art of playing the theremin and John Storgårds conducts Kaija Saariaho's Vista and Shostakovich's enigmatic final symphony. 

A boldly curated programme, showcasing two ambitious orchestral works premiered during the last two years, proved to be a most stimulating evening. 

À la Philharmonie, Pascal Rophé emmène l'ONPL dans une passionnante (re)découverte d'Alcyone, cantate méconnue du jeune Ravel, et d'Orion, de Kaija Saariaho. Vadim Repin offre un Bruch sentimental mais imparfait.

La nouvelle création de Kaija Saariaho est une grande œuvre musicale mal servie cependant par une mise en scène façon Netflix de Simon Stone.

Travel restrictions prevented both the concert’s marquee names from appearing, but their stand-ins stamped their personalities on an immensely attractive (and unchanged) programme. 

Retour sur le récital exceptionnel donné par le pianiste ukrainien Vadym Kholodenko salle Gaveau, dans un programme alliant Mozart, Schubert, Saariaho, Scriabine et Rachmaninov. 

En compagnie du pianiste Nelson Goerner, la phalange héraultaise a emmené son public fidèle dans une soirée festive, avec Michael Schønwandt en heureux maître de cérémonie. 

NYVOS Next offers works by Alvin Lucier, Kaija Saariaho and evening curator Kate Soper in a program demonstrating both the breadth of and inherent risks in live performance with electronics.

In Kaija Saariaho's clarinet concerto D'om le vrai sens, with Kari Kriikku as soloist, and Mahler's Symphony no. 7, masterfully conducted by Ilan Volkov, the RTÉ NSO enchant the audience in Dublin.

Storgårds, Helmchen and the Boston Symphony Orchestra impress with a programme inspired by nature.

Mälkki triumphs in the subtleties of Saariaho, stumbles in the ecstasies of Messiaen. 

Kaija Saariaho's delightful but unchallenging fourth opera comes to Madrid with the same crew of the world première and Davone Tines, Philippe Jaroussky and Nora Kimball-Mentzos in the leading roles

British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason gave the impression that he had been playing the cello since he was in the womb

Cette adaptation par Ezra Pound de deux pièces de théâtre nô, devient dans les mains de Kaija Saariaho un véritable manifeste d’épure théâtrale et de poésie musicale.

Un atractivo programa fundado en los contrastes, con un discurso heterogéneo que entrecruza lenguajes folclóricos, electroacústicos y clásicos, donde la emotividad se reinventa en las melodías de Kaija Saariaho. 

Czech harpsichord legend Zuzana Růžičková would have turned 91 on 14 January, making it an ideal night for a tribute concert featuring one of her star pupils, Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. As he noted in brief remarks sandwiched between rousing renditions of Bach, “When she died, I lost a great teacher. But this country lost part of its history.