COMPOSER

Kaija Saariaho

1952 - 2023

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Kaija Anneli Saariaho (Finnish: [ˈkɑi̯jɑ ˈsɑːriɑho]; née Laakkonen; 14 October 1952 – 2 June 2023) was a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. During the course of her career, Saariaho received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the BBC, the New York Philharmonic, the Salzburg Music Festival, the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, and the Finnish National Opera, among others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaija Saariaho has received more than 416,532 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Kaija Saariaho is the 498th most popular composer (up from 756th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Finland (up from 110th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Kaija Saariaho ranks 498 out of 1,451. Before her are Johann Adam Hiller, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Antonio de Cabezón, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Franz Abt, and Erwin Schulhoff. After her are Agostino Steffani, John Adams, Guillaume Lekeu, Vasily Kalinnikov, Maddalena Casulana, and Aleksandra Pakhmutova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Kaija Saariaho ranks 113. Before her are Anne-Marie David, Chen Kaige, Charles M. Rice, Bola Tinubu, Terry O'Quinn, and Chazz Palminteri. After her are Rainer Bonhof, Nora Miao, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Jacques Audiard, Annie Potts, and Şenol Güneş. Among people deceased in 2023, Kaija Saariaho ranks 152. Before her are Burhan Sargun, Yuri Temirkanov, Anne Perry, Américo Lopes, Alfredo M. Bonanno, and Treat Williams. After her are Luboš Kohoutek, Arnaldo Forlani, Hubert Reeves, Jim Hines, Inna Churikova, and Ruslan Khasbulatov.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Kaija Saariaho ranks 67 out of 751. Before her are Tarja Turunen (1977), Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), Bernhard Crusell (1775), Väinö Linna (1920), Mika Kaurismäki (1955), and Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928). After her are Jaakko Hintikka (1929), Eero Aarnio (1932), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Marco Hietala (1966), Juhani Aho (1861), and Aarre Merikanto (1893).

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Among COMPOSERS In Finland

Among composers born in Finland, Kaija Saariaho ranks 4. Before her are Jean Sibelius (1865), Bernhard Crusell (1775), and Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928). After her are Oskar Merikanto (1868), Selim Palmgren (1878), Martin Wegelius (1846), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Kalevi Aho (1949), Toivo Kuula (1883), and Joonas Kokkonen (1921).

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