October 14 - Kaija Saariaho (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for Alexander Zemlinsky; La Monte Young (2019) and Alexander Zemlinsky (2020)

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Kaija Saariaho (b. 14 October 1952) is a Finnish composer based in Paris.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irony

 

In a 2019 composers' poll by BBC Music Magazine, Saariaho was ranked the greatest living composer. -- Wikipedia 

We’re told that Saariaho is

   The greatest live composer.

But if you put her on a quiz

   You’d find that no one knows her.

 

 

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