Kaija Saariaho


For news and concerts, visit Kaija Saariaho’s new website: saariaho.org

Visual Concerts with Saariaho’s Music

A Documentary Film about the Opera L’Amour de loin

About the Opera Adriana Mater

Oratorio La Passion de Simone & La Passion de Simone visual part

Monodrama: Émilie

Scores, Works Presentations, and Performances on Chester’s Website




CDs on Ondine : La Passion de Simone


Dawn Upshaw

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Chamber Choir, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen



Grammy Award 2011 for Best Opera Recording


Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina, Marie-Ange Todorovich

Deutsches Symphonie Orchester & Rundfunkchor Berlin, conducted by Kent Nagano


The Flute Music of Kaija Saariaho, an article by Camilla Hoitenga (see her page about it)





Notes on Light: cello concerto for Anssi Karttunen (see his page about it)