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Mad Song: Around Saariaho

Add to my Calendar 11-04-2026 18:00 11-04-2026 20:00 36 Mad Song: Around Saariaho Mad Song celebrate the pioneering composer Kaija Saariaho with music by Maurice Ravel, Tristan Murail, Ilayda Oguz, and Saariaho herself. Join Mad Song and ascend into the iconic clocktower above St Pancras station for a programme celebrating the iconic composer Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023). Born in Finland, Saariaho spent her working life based in France. Indeed, she is buried in Paris's Père-Lachaise Cemetery, and this immersion in French culture unmistakeably shaped her artistic output. As well as including her own music, this programme explores her music from multiple angles including precedents, contemporaries, and tributes. To open the concert, the ensemble are joined by soprano Caroline Bourg for Ravel's gorgeous settings of three Mallarmé poems. The programme then takes on three of Saariaho's own works, two solo pieces and the duo Oi Kuu. This last is preceded by Yakamoz, a companion piece specifically written as a tribute to Saariaho. The programme concludes with music by fellow spectral composer, Tristan Murail. The concert will last approximately one hour. There are two sets: one starting at 6pm and one at 8.30pm. St Pancras Clock Tower, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Pancras Clock Tower
St Pancras Chambers
Kings Cross
London
NW1 2AR
England

Programme

Maurice Ravel – 3 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Kaija Saariaho – Nocturne for solo violin
İlayda Oğuz – Yakamoz
Kaija Saariaho – Oi Kuu
Kaija Saariaho – Couleurs du vent
Tristan Murail – La Barque mystique

Performers

Mad Song

Programme Note

Mad Song celebrate the pioneering composer Kaija Saariaho with music by Maurice Ravel, Tristan Murail, Ilayda Oguz, and Saariaho herself.

Join Mad Song and ascend into the iconic clocktower above St Pancras station for a programme celebrating the iconic composer Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023).

Born in Finland, Saariaho spent her working life based in France. Indeed, she is buried in Paris's Père-Lachaise Cemetery, and this immersion in French culture unmistakeably shaped her artistic output. As well as including her own music, this programme explores her music from multiple angles including precedents, contemporaries, and tributes.

To open the concert, the ensemble are joined by soprano Caroline Bourg for Ravel's gorgeous settings of three Mallarmé poems. The programme then takes on three of Saariaho's own works, two solo pieces and the duo Oi Kuu. This last is preceded by Yakamoz, a companion piece specifically written as a tribute to Saariaho. The programme concludes with music by fellow spectral composer, Tristan Murail.

The concert will last approximately one hour. There are two sets: one starting at 6pm and one at 8.30pm.

Mad Song: Around Saariaho

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