Axiom – Saariaho and Lindberg in New York

From NYTimes.com:

On Monday night Axiom opened its final pairing of its current season with a concert devoted to works by the Finnish composers Magnus Lindberg and Kaija Saariaho. Both are among the world’s most widely recognized, renowned creators: Mr. Lindberg is serving as the composer in residence at the New York Philharmonic, and Ms. Saariaho last week added the Sonning Music Prize, Denmark’s highest musical honor, to her long list of accolades.

Connections between the two extend back more than three decades. Around 1980 they helped to establish the Ears Open Society to foster awareness and appreciation of modern music in Finland. Over the years they have shared some teachers, an interest in electronics and a flair for fashioning brilliantly inventive sounds. But the works in the first half of the concert showed that despite their commonalities, their musical styles diverge widely.

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