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Three Finnish Composers nominated for Prix de Composition Musicale

Three Finnish composers have been nominated for the Prix de Composition Musicale prize of 75,000 euros....

News / Contemporary & Classical

In memoriam: Kaija Saariaho 1952 – 2023

Composer and Academician of Arts Kaija Saariaho died at home in Paris on June 2, exhausted...

News / Contemporary & Classical

Celebrate Kaija Saariaho’s 70th birthday with new playlist and articles

This year marks the 70th birthday of renowned Finnish contemporary composer Kaija Saariaho. Celebrate the occasion...

News / Contemporary & Classical

Finnish composers and musicians on display at Netherlands' November Music

UPDATE Nov 4th, 2020: The event has been canceled in its entirety due to the COVID-19...

News / Contemporary & Classical

Kaija Saariaho's new opera about 'ghosts of the past' premieres in July

"Innocence", the new opera by composer Kaija Saariaho and author Sofi Oksanen, will premiere this summer at the Aix-en-Provence...

News / Contemporary & Classical

Kaija Saariaho voted greatest living composer by BBC Music Magazine

Today’s leading composers think Kaija Saariaho is the greatest living composer in the world, according to a survey...

News / Contemporary & Classical

Kaija Saariaho receives BBVA Foundation’s Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Composer Kaija Saariaho has been recognized with the BBVA Foundation’s Frontiers of Knowledge Award on the...

News / Hard Rock & Metal

Music Finland staff picks: Favourite Finnish albums of 2016

When it comes to new music, 2016 was a glorious year for Finnish albums. Our staff...

News / Contemporary & Classical

Saariaho, Kortekangas, Kantelinen and more at the Finnish National Opera

Kaija Saariaho’s third opera Émilie will have its first Finnish performance in April with soprano Camilla...

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