Total Immersion: Spotlight on Kaija Saariaho Events
Sun 7 May 2023
- 10:30Barbican, London
Watch a screening of the film 'Echoes of the Universe' as part of our Total Immersion Day.
Also part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season
- 13:00Barbican, London
Our day of Total Immersion in the music of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho begins with music of gentle (but limitless) power.
Our day of Total Immersion in the music of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho begins with music of gentle (but limitless) power.
Programme
- Calices for violin and piano
- Changing Light for soprano and flute
- Spins & Spells for solo cello
- Miranda's Lament for soprano, clarinet, harp, violin and double bass
- Terra Memoria for string quartet
Performers
Composers
Also part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season - 15:30Barbican, London
Join Aleksi Barrière and Professor Jonathon Cross as they discuss Kaija Saariaho’s music.
Also part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season - 17:00Barbican, London
The BBC Singers perform the vocal music of Kaija Saariaho – part of a day of Total Immersion in the sounds and thoughts of this visionary Finnish composer. Broadcast on 20 May from 8.25pm, on BBC Radio 3.
The BBC Singers perform the vocal music of Kaija Saariaho – part of a day of Total Immersion in the sounds and thoughts of this visionary Finnish composer. Broadcast on 20 May from 8.25pm, on BBC Radio 3.
Programme
- ReconaissanceUK premiere
- Nuits, adieux
- Tag des Jahrs
Performers
- Krista Audereconductor
- Beth Higham-Edwardspercussion
- Dominic Worsleydouble bass
Composers
Also part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season - 19:30Barbican, London
Light becomes sound; poetry becomes music and words create worlds. Sakari Oramo crowns a day of total immersion in the music of Kaija Saariaho with a sumptuous orchestral celebration.
Light becomes sound; poetry becomes music and words create worlds. Sakari Oramo crowns a day of total immersion in the music of Kaija Saariaho with a sumptuous orchestral celebration.
Programme
- Di Cristal
- Notes on Light
- Saarikoski Songs
- Circle Map
Performers
- Anu Komsisoprano
- Anssi Karttunencello
- Sakari Oramocondcutor
Composers
Also part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season
