Echoes of the Universe - The Music of Kaija Saariaho

"Echoes of the Universe" is a tribute to the life and work of the beloved Finnish contemporary composer Kaija Saariaho, who passed away this summer in the fifth decade of her career. This intimate documentary traces Saariaho’s full life story, from her childhood in Helsinki, to her education at Finland's Sibelius Academy and the Freiburg Conservatory of Music, to her esteemed career in Paris. "Echoes of the Universe" includes never-before-seen footage from several 2022 rehearsals of Saariaho's masterpiece, "Innocence," before its performance at the Finnish National Opera in October of that year. "Innocence," the conductor's harrowing work on a school shooting whose aftershock reverberates physically as well as sonically, premiered in summer 2021 at the Aix-en-Provence Festival to critical acclaim. Learn more/tix: https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/sh/films/echoes-of-the-universe-the-music-of-kaija-saariaho/ Learn more about programming at Scandinavia House at https://www.scandinaviahouse.org #finland