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Kaija Saariaho

1952 - 2023

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Kaija Anneli Saariaho (Finnish: [ˈkɑi̯jɑ ˈsɑːriɑho]; née Laakkonen; 14 October 1952 – 2 June 2023) was a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. During the course of her career, Saariaho received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the BBC, the New York Philharmonic, the Salzburg Music Festival, the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, and the Finnish National Opera, among others. In a 2019 composers' poll by BBC Music Magazine, Saariaho was ranked the greatest living composer. Saariaho studied composition in Helsinki, Freiburg, and Paris, where she also lived since 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kaija Saariaho is the 510th most popular composer (down from 498th in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Finland (down from 67th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Kaija Saariaho ranks 510 out of 1,451. Before her are George Antheil, Igor Markevitch, Robert Fuchs, Joseph Kosma, Emilio de' Cavalieri, and Fredrik Pacius. After her are Johann Ludwig Bach, Luis Bacalov, Bill Conti, Leroy Anderson, Jean Françaix, and Reinhard Keiser.

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Among people born in 1952, Kaija Saariaho ranks 134. Before her are Nora Miao, Liz Mitchell, Rainer Bonhof, John Walker, Manuel Zelaya, and Chazz Palminteri. After her are Petar Stoyanov, Bola Tinubu, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Fatos Nano, Rex Tillerson, and Nile Rodgers. Among people deceased in 2023, Kaija Saariaho ranks 109. Before her are John Romita Sr., Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Stockton Rush, Frank Borman, Betty Boothroyd, and David Crosby. After her are Menahem Pressler, Petar Zhekov, Ruslan Khasbulatov, Matteo Messina Denaro, Roger Whittaker, and Antonella Lualdi.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Kaija Saariaho ranks 76 out of 751. Before her are Tapio Wirkkala (1915), Minna Canth (1844), Petteri Orpo (1969), Jaakko Hintikka (1929), Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), and Matthias Castrén (1813). After her are Ernst Linder (1868), Matti Järvinen (1909), Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), Juhani Aho (1861), and Fredrika Bremer (1801).

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Among COMPOSERS In Finland

Among composers born in Finland, Kaija Saariaho ranks 2. Before her are Jean Sibelius (1865). After her are Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), Oskar Merikanto (1868), Martin Wegelius (1846), Selim Palmgren (1878), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Kalevi Aho (1949), Magnus Lindberg (1958), and Toivo Kuula (1883).

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