Kaija Saariaho – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA

Benjamin Britten — Selected works
Felix Mendelssohn — Selected works
Kaija Saariaho — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works (world premiere TBA)

Kaija Saariaho — Selected works
Laura Netzel — Selected works
TBD — Selected works (works for flute & piano by Finnish women)

Program includes works by Annea Lockwood, Arlene Sierra, Regina Harris Baiocchi, Theresa Wong, Kaija Saariaho, Aida Shirazi, Elena Kats-Chernin, and Ann Southam.

Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 ("I. Prelude"; for piccolo cello)
Domenico Gabrielli — Ricercar No. 7 in D minor (for baroque cello)
Kaija Saariaho — Sept Papillons
Luigi Boccherini — Cello Sonata in G major, G. 5 (for baroque & piccolo cello)
Marin Marais — Les folies d'Espagne (for viola da gamba)
John Zorn — Babel
Johannes Brahms — Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 ("I. Prelude"; for piccolo cello)
Domenico Gabrielli — Ricercar No. 7 in D minor (for baroque cello)
Kaija Saariaho — Sept Papillons
Luigi Boccherini — Cello Sonata in G major, G. 5 (for baroque & piccolo cello)
Marin Marais — Les folies d'Espagne (for viola da gamba)
John Zorn — Babel
Johannes Brahms — Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

Jane Antonia Cornish – Portrait
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons
Thuridur Jónsdóttir – 48 Images of the Moon

Erin Gee – Mouthpiece II
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece Remix
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece (segment of the 4th letter)
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece XXIX
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece X
Kaija Saariaho – Aer

A night of virtuosic performances by genre-defying artists and composers, featuring the Seattle Chamber Players, Maria Männistö (soprano), Eric Jacobs (clarinet), Seth Parker Woods (cello), Cristina Valdés (piano), Inbal Segev (cello), and Jacob Greenberg (piano).

Luke Fitzpatrick – Morsel
Charles Corey – Memories from Within a Valley Fog
Daniel Webbon – The old is dying and the new cannot be born
Kaija Saariaho – Light and Matter

Robert Schumann – Manfred Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Kaija Saariaho – Ciel d'hiver
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Robert Schumann – Manfred Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Kaija Saariaho – Ciel d'hiver
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Sibelius – Finlandia
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Rautavaara – Lintukoto ("Isle of Bliss")
Saariaho – Leino Songs
Finnish polkas
Sibelius – Oma maa ("My Native Land")

Beethoven – Sonata in D major Op. 12, No. 1
Benjamin Britten – Suite Op. 6
Kaija Anneli Saariaho – Tocar
Brahms – Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

Louis Andriessen – Worker's Union
Luciano Berio – Air
John Cage – Music for Amplified Toy Pianos
Marcelo Delgado – Colores congelados
Kaija Saariaho – Mirrors
Karen Tanaka – Invisible Curve

A contemporary harp composer and performer invites the audience to experience the customarily inaudible elements of this grand instrument.

Works include Anthèmes 2 by Pierre Boulez and Frises by Kaija Saariaho, as well as newly commissioned works by Doug Niemela, Jacob Sundstrom, Ania Stachurska, and Jeff Bowen.

Luciano Berio – Differences (1959)
Ewa Trębacz – Ligeia for ensemble and surround sound (2015) – World premiere
Kaija Saariaho – Lichtbogen (1986)

A multi-media concert with composer/sound designer Jean-Baptiste Barrière, featuring breathtaking electronic music for flute, electronics and video.

An exploration of the energetic nature of sound and memory: their intimate connection to location, their ability to inspire self-discovery, and how they inform our personal journeys.