Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday. She was 70. Saariaho died at her apartment in Paris, her family said in ...
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FILE - Composer Kaija Saariaho, of Finland, arrives for the Polar Music Prize ceremony, where she was named Polar Music Prize laureate Composer for 2013, at the Stockholm concert hall in Stockholm on ...
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(AP) - Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday. She was 70. Saariaho died at her apartment in Paris, her family ...