Recently awarded the 150th-year Sibelius Medal, Sir Simon Rattle has just given an interview to Vesa Sirèn for the Helsingin Sanomat about the Finnish composer’s work. Just in time for the Sibelius cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic.
Composers
Saariaho at the Sacher Foundation
Good news!
The Paul Sacher Foundation, in Basel, has very recently acquired the entire collection of manuscripts, correspondence, and reviews of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, one of the most original and successful composers of our time.
This new archive will join the already impressive collection of modern and contemporary music archives owned by the Foundation.
Read more here.
The Shadows of Time 