"Orion" by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho on SymphonyCast, Fri 12/12 @ 8pm

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Published December 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM EST

Written in 2002 on a commission from the Cleveland Orchestra, Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's Orion had its world premiere with the Cleveland Orchestra, led by conductor Franz Welser-Möst, on 23 January 2003.

12/5 Dvorak: The Wild Dove Widmann: Horn Concerto Stravinsky: Petrushka (Stefan Dohr, h; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Harding, cond)

Orión, Kaija Saariaho y cuadro perteneciente a “Memento mori”

12/12 Saariaho: Orion Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 (Alina Ibragimova, v; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Hannu Lintu, cond)

12/19 Moberg: Sunrise Elgar: Cello Concerto Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (Senja Rummukainen, c; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Manze, cond)

12/26 Ortiz: Si el oxígeno fuera verde Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (Vikingur Olafsson, p; Philharmonia; Santtu-Matias Rouvali, cond)