BBC Proms Plus Portrait 2012: Saariaho

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Tom Service presenter
Kaija Saariaho in conversation
London Sinfonietta Academy Ensemble


The London Sinfonietta Academy Ensemble are joined by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and broadcaster Tom Service to present a BBC Proms Plus Portrait.

In Tocar, the title of which translates, from Spanish, as 'to touch, to play', Saariaho explores 'how two instruments can touch each other'. Meanwhile, Serenatas, a collection of five small pieces, the order of which is chosen by the performers, reflects on material from two of Saariaho's orchestral works Mirage and Notes on Light.




Kaija Saariaho : Tocar
Kaija Saariaho : Serenatas