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Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho @ Budapest Music Center, 13 April

• 8 Apr 2019 9:41 AM
• FinnAgora

Kaija Saariaho is an internationally acclaimed Finnish composer, opera performer, who is visiting Hungary for the first time and will teach at the conductor master course organized by Péter Eötvös Foundation.

Kaija Saariaho is currently one of the most popular contemporary composers, recently awarded the prestigious Frontiers of Knowledge Award of the BBVA Foundation which was previously awarded to György Kurtág.

The public has a unique chance to hear Saariaho’s music in two occasions at Budapest Music Center.

Master class closing concert 13 April 2019 19:30 @ BMC Concert Hall

The concert program has a Finnish focus with Saariaho’s harp concerto, Trans and Sibelius together with new pieces written by the Peter Eötvös Foundation’s mentored composers following the percussion instrumentation of Trans.

It will create a special dialogue between the big orchestra piece and the smaller percussion works. The concert is live streamed from the BMC via the Youtube-channel of Peter Eötvös Foundation.

Tickets: HUF 1,500

Venue:
Budapest Music Center
1093 Budapest, Mátyás u. 8.

Earlier: 

Mini-concert 8 April 2019 18:00 @ BMC Library

Program of the mini-concert: 
Duft (clarinet solo), Spins and Spells (cello solo), Oi Kuu (bass clarinet – cello duo), Dolce Tormento (piccolo solo)

Entry is free but the registration is obligatory at info@eotvospeter.com.

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Finnish Institute FinnAgora is operating in Budapest. The institution maintains a close cooperation with the Embassy, however it works as an independent organisation in Hungary. FinnAgora’s main mission is to represent and advocate Finland, its culture, its scientific results, as well as the country’s economic actors in Hungary and in the neighbouring countries. The institution puts a special emphasis on the current trends in arts and in science.

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