Kaija Saariaho

Finnish composer of contemporary and experimental music, based in Paris, France, born 14 Oct 1952 in Helsinki, died 2 June 2023 in Paris. She attended the Helsinki University of Art and Design, studied at the Sibelius Academy with Paavo Heininen (1976–81), and later at the Freiburg Musikhochschule (1981–2) with Brian Ferneyhough and Klaus Huber. In 1982, she moved to Paris where she worked regularly at IRCAM. She al…