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麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season Total Immersion: Spotlight on Kaija Saariaho with Guildhall Musicians

麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Total Immersion: Spotlight on Kaija Saariaho with Guildhall Musicians
13:00 Sun 7 May 2023 Milton Court Concert Hall
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

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About This Event

Kaiija Saariaho is one of the most original and influential figures in 21st century music, a composer who used Finland鈥檚 buoyant musical traditions as a launchpad for a journey that has transformed our very perception of musical space and time. Few living composers are more deserving of a day of total immersion; and none occupies such a striking position between intellectual enquiry and pure, wondrous beauty.

鈥淚 hope the music can open all kinds of minds鈥� she says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 like eating a cake, you just enjoy it or you do not.鈥� And so we begin in the intimate space of Milton Court with a taster selection of her chamber music 鈥� performed by musicians from Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

This day of events will now take place on Sunday 7 May, previously scheduled for Saturday 6 May, in respect of His Majesty King Charles III's Coronation.

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