Is Kaija Saariaho Living or Dead?

About Kaija Saariaho

Kaija Anneli Laakkonen born on 14 October 1952 in Helsinki to Launo Laakkonen. She is a citizen of Finland. Kaija Saariaho was educated at Sibelius Academy. She died on 2 June 2023 in 8th arrondissement of Paris from a glioblastoma at age 70 years, 7 months. She lived at Paris.

She was a Finnish composer (1952–2023) known for her work on Orion, Émilie, L'Amour de loin, Adriana Mater, Innocence and Maa.

Kaija Saariaho has had one spouse: Jean-Baptiste Barrière. She has one child Aleksi Barrière.

Kaija Saariaho has worked as a composer. She has worked in a performing arts, music and musical composition. She has been a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters and Académie des beaux-arts. She has has won Knight of the National Order of Merit, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Polar Music Prize, Grawemeyer Award, Wihuri Sibelius Prize, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University, Stoeger Prize, AAAS Fellow, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, Finnish Music Hall of Fame, doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki, doctor honoris causa of the University of Turku, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ and Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland. She has (had) the following medical conditions: glioblastoma.

She is also known as Kaija Laakkonen, Kaija Anneli Saariaho and Kaija Anneli Laakkonen.