Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho Passes Away at 70
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Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, known for her avant-garde music and exploration of color and light, has died at the age of 70 from complications of brain cancer. Saariaho's career spanned a broad spectrum of styles, including opera, ballet, songs, chamber music, and concertos. Her most recent opera, Innocence, received its U.K. premiere in April and will be staged at the Met in the 2025-2026 season. Saariaho was a pioneer in every sense and was voted the greatest living composer by a BBC Music Magazine panel of 174 of her peers in 2019.
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