NEWS: Musical America 2008 Awards: Kaija Saariaho Composer of the Year  Adriana Mater at the Finnish National Opera, Helsinki  February 23th - March 28th, 2008  Next premieres: - March 13th, Salle Pleyel, Paris: Mirage for soprano, cello & orchestra, by Karita Mattila, Anssi Karttunen, Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor - April 5th, Osaka: Leino Songs, for soprano & orchestra, Anu Komsi, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Ernest Martinez-Izquierdo, conductor - May 19th, Opéra Bastille, Paris: Echo, for choir and electronics, by Les Jeunes Solistes, Rachid Safir, conductor  New CD on Ondine : Quatre Instants  Karita Mattila’s Helsinki Recital, recorded live at the Finnish National Opera Music by Duparc, Saariaho, Rachmaninov, Dvorák  Recently premiered: Cello concerto for Anssi Karttunen (see his page about it)  commisionned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra http://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?hl=1&n=%7C%7C&t=&a=&p=&k=saariaho&archived=0&storyID=17023&categoryID=3&cookies=1http://www.operafin.fi/produktiot.asp?polku=18;510;;1&tyyppi=1http://web.mac.com/anssivk/iWeb/Anssi/Saariaho.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2