Rona Honigman

First performed on 14th September 1997, at the Sibelius Academy Helsinki by John Storgårds, violin, the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and Hannu Lintu, conductor.

A truly excellent medley of selections from the motion picture Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!From the fifth movie in the blockbuster Harry Potter series, the excitement continues with a ma...

Work for Orchestra commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra in 2002.

The first performance took place on 28th August 2009 at the Berlin Philharmonie, given by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestral parts are available on hire from...

Orchestral Score. Instrumentation. > 3 Flutes (3=Piccolo) > 2 Oboes > 2 Clarinets in B - > 2 Bassoons (2=Contrabassoon) > 4 Horns in F > 2 Trumpets in C > 2 Trombones > Tuba > Timpani (1 set) > Perc...

Ciel D'Hiver by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, scored for the Orchestra. The ten minute piece Ciel D'Hiver is an arrangement of the second movement of Kaija Saariaho's 2002 Orchestral piece Orio...

Du Cristal is a work for large Orchestra and live Electronics which was commissioned in 1989 by the Helsinki Festival and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.

Revised in 1997 by Chou Wen-chung.

Commissioned by the French Government and Musica Strasbourg. As the title suggests, Trois rivières is divided into three separate sections. The first part introduces all the instrumental colours used...

Trois Rivieres by Kaija Saariaho was Commissioned by the French Government and Musica Strasbourg. As the title suggests, Trois rivières is divided into three separate sections. The first part introdu...

Stattlachen ist ein Quintett für fünf unterschiedlich fortgeschrittene Schlagzeuger. Instrumente: Bongos, Snaredrum, Standtom, Pauken, Drumset Die Stimmen sind unterschiedlich schwierig, für Anfänger...

Kaija Saariaho's Leino Songs were premiered by Anu Komsi (soprano) and Pia Värri (piano) on 9 July 2007 in Kaarle's Church, Kokkola, Finland, as part of the Kokkola Opera Summer Festival. Leino Songs...

Saariaho's L'armour De Loin is an opera in five acts and was premiered in Salzburg in August 2000, with additional productions being staged at the theatre Bern in Switzerland. The story is based on th...

An opera written in 2006. Kaija Saariaho's La Passion de Simone was commissioned jointly by the Vienna Festival, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Barbican London and Lincoln Center New York. It was first...

Kaija Saariaho's Emilie Suite was a joint commission by Carnegie Hall, New York City, Cité de la Musique, Paris, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. It was first per...

Luonnon Kasvot by Kaija Saariaho for high voice and piano.

A setting texts by Sylvia Plath, this 1988 work is for Soprano and Mezzo Soprano voices. Commissioned for the 1988 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. A cycle of five duets, the texts originate...

24 Schunkel- und Stimmungslieder zum Mitsingen

This evocative ballad is written by Geir Hvidsten (music) and Ingebjørg Bratland (lyrics). We recommend listening to the original recording by Ingebjørg Bratland in addition to the recording of this a...

Five traditional Jewish songs, perfect for weddings. Dodi Li (My Beloved); Eishet Chayil (A Woman of Valor); Ma Navu (The Messenger of Good Tidings); Erev Shel Shoshanim (An Evening of Roses); Siman T...