Memorial Page for Kaija Saariaho (née Kaija Anneli Laakkonen)
Finnish composer
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June 1st, 2026
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Kaija Saariaho (* October 14, 1952 in Helsinki; † June 2, 2023 in 8th arrondissement of Paris) was a finnish composer. She was 70 years old. She was married to Jean-Baptiste Barrière. She had 2 children. She studied at Sibelius Academy. She received 9 awards, including Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Léonie Sonning Music Prize. Her cause of death was glioblastoma.
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11 EventsBorn in Helsinki, Uusimaa
1952Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
1997Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts
2001Grawemeyer Awards
2003Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
2005Wihuri Sibelius Prize
2009Léonie Sonning Music Prize
2011Polar Music Prize
2013honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University
2015BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2017Died in 8th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France (glioblastoma)
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- Launo Laakkonen
Kaija Saariaho (née Kaija Anneli Laakkonen). Forever remembered.