Ensemble U: concert "URR-39: Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)"

Tue 19.09.2023 1t 19:00
ERR uudistemaja 1. stuudio
live transmission at Klassikaraadio (www.klassikaraadio.ee)

Guest: Maria Valdmaa (soprano)

Program of the evening:
Kaija Saariaho "Miranda’s Lament" (2000/23)
Paavo Heininen (1938-2022) "Discantus I" (1965)
Kaija Saariaho “Cendres" (1998)
Kaija Saariaho "Six Japanese Gardens" (1994) Nr I-III l
Helena Tulve (1972) "Emergence II. Sans fond ni rivage" (2020/22)

Ensemble U: is currently the most active and renowned contemporary music ensemble in Estonia. It has gained recognition for its ability to perform even the most demanding works without conductor, openness for bold experimental ideas and sensitivity for sound. U: celebrates its 20th birthday in the season of 2023/2024.

"URR - ensemble U: in National Broadcast" is a concert series initiated by U: in 2013, where important themes of the contemporary music scene are introduced and performed. The concerts are realized in co-operation with the Estonian National Broadcast with live transmission in Klassikaraadio.

Graphic Design: Tuuli Aule
The concert is supported by Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Ministry of Culture, co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of European Union and it takes place in collaboration with Estonian Public Broadcasting.

www.uuu.ee