Upcoming Performances
February 28-May 27 2025
Finnish National Opera and Ballet
La vie en rose, World Premiere
new ballet with new original score from
Jukka Nykänen and choreographed
by Reija Wäre
June 26 & 28 2025
Porvoo Art Factory
Start of a tour of a new production of
Kaija Saariaho's opera 'Émilie'
with Pia Freund and Meeri Pulakka
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
Ada Freund and Janne Marja-aho, dance
Aleksi Barrière, staging
Étienne Exbrayat, light design
Timo Kurkikangas, electronics
...and more to be announced soon...!
Past performances
September-October 2024
Assisting Simone Young at the Wiener Staatsoper
Turku Music Festival Residency:
August 12, 2024
Sibelius Museum, Turku
Songs of Judith
with Hehku & the
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
dramaturgy by Aliisa & Aleksi Barrière
August 13, 2024
Taidekappeli, Turku
Resonant Humors
Kaija Saariaho: Concordia
Tobias Hume: Musical Humors
arr. by Saariaho, Barrière & Kullberg
Aliisa Neige Barrière, violin
& Jakob Kullberg, cello
August 13, 2024
Turku Philharmonic
Turku Concert House
Another Heart
Louise Farrenc: Overture n.2
Augusta Holmès: Andromède
Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of Fire and Love
-
Kaija Saariaho: Adriana Songs
with Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano
and Akseli Kouki, speaker
Dramaturgy & texts by Aleksi Barrière
August 3rd, 2024
Mikkeli Music Festival
Saimaa Sinfonietta/
Helsinki Philharmonic
choir
Luukas Hiltunen: Scintillation (World Premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonia nro 9 op. 125
June 8th, 2024
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Ojai Music Festival
DEBUSSY (arr. SACHS) Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
KAIJA SAARIAHO Lichtbogen
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Elegy (from kínēma)
MOZART Piano Concerto in B flat, K. 595
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and director
Vicente Alberola, clarinet
José Maria Blumenschein, concertmaster and leader
Aliisa Neige Barrière, conductor (in Saariaho)
February 15, 2024
Ensemble Intercontemporain/
Orchestre de Paris
Philharmonie de Paris
Hommage à Kaija Saariaho
as a guest of Esa-Pekka Salonen
Kaija Saariaho: Aile du songe with
Sophie Cherrier, flute
February 5-8, 2024
Assisting Esa-Pekka Salonen with
Orchestre de Paris
January 15-16 2024
École Alsacienne, Paris
Concert anniversaire de l'Atelier
musique de chambre
with Louis Langrée, Eva Zavaro, Pierre Hurbli,
Paolo Rigutto...
November 26, 2023
Hehku Ensemble
Musikhuet
Aya Yoshida: SUS (World Premiere)
December 7-8, 2023
Hyvinkään Orkesteri
Hyvinkää-sali
The Snowman
July 29, 2023
Mikkeli Orchestra
Mikkeli Festival
Opening concert
Grieg: Prelude from Holberg Suite
Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Serenade for Strings
Laura Netzel: Suite for violin and strings
1st & 2nd mvt
Karl Jenkins: Palladio (1st mvt)
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango &
Oskar Merikanto: Kesäillan valssi
Bela Bartok: Finale from Divertimento for strings
George Bizet: Adagietto from l'Arlésienne
May 22-June 12 2023
Assisting Esa-Pekka Salonen with the
San Francisco Symphony
May 13 2023
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Mozart Toy Symphony
Dan Brown Wild Symphony
April 5 2023 CANCELLED
Kemin Kaupunginorkesteri
Kemin kirkko
Gustav Mahler: Blumine
Richard Wagner: Karfreitagszauber
(arr. ANB)
John Rutter: Requiem
March 8-9 2023
Kymi Sinfonietta
RUK Maneesi/Kotkan konserttitalo
Helvi Leiviskä: Lapsifantasioja
Edvard Grieg: Excerpts from Peer Gynt
Laura Netzel: Suite for violin and strings
Anna Clyne: Overflow
Jean Sibelius: Rakastava
Lotta Wennäkoski: Nosztalgiaim
January 12 2023
Sinfonia Lahti
Young Soloists concert
November 19 2022
Århus Sinfonietta
P. Nørgård (orch. Hans Abrahamsen): Surf
K. Saariaho: Aile du songe, with Kaisa Kortelainen, flute
K. Saariaho: Graal Théâtre, with Peter Herresthal, violin
P. Nørgård (arr. Jakob Kullberg): Swan descending
H. Abrahamsen: Märchenbilder
November 12 2022
BIT20
Nykirke, Bergen
Magnus Lindberg: Corrente
Maija Hynninen: Freedom from Fear
Lotta Wennäkoski: Nosztalgiaim
Kaija Saariaho: Graal théâtre with Peter Herresthal
October 27 2022 CANCELLED
Kuopion Kaupunginorkesteri
Sergei Prokofjev: Romeo ja Julia -suite nro 2 (op. 64ter),
1. Montagues and Capulets
Kaija Saariaho: Graal théâtre with Peter Herresthal, violin
Kaija Saariaho: Vers toi qui es si loin
Josef Suk: Pohádka op. 16 (A Fairy Tale Suite for Orchestra)
October 17 2022
Musiikkitalon klubi
The Tale of the Soldier Fatzer
I. Stravinsky/Aleksi Barrière after B. Brecht
with Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Janne Valkeajoki, accordion
October 15 2022
Avanti! - Musiikkitalon konserttisali
Kaija Saariaho 70-juhlakonsertti
K. Saariaho: Aile du songe, with Kaisa Kortelainen
K. Saariaho: Graal Théâtre, with John Storgårds
October 6 2022
Oulu Sinfonia - Uuden musiikin lokakuu
Madetoja-sali
O. Tarkiainen: The Ring of Fire and Love
K. Saariaho: Graal Théâtre
K. Saariaho: Vista
September 17 2022
Festival MUSICA (Strasbourg)
Kaija dans le miroir - celebration of Kaija Saariaho
Changing light - with Faustine de Monès
Nocturne for solo violin
September 9-11 2022
Elvermose Klassiske Koncerter
Music by Hume, Lawes and Saariaho
with Jakob Kullberg, cello
August 25-27-28 2022
Helsingin Oopperakesä
Aleksanterinteatteri
TOVE J - new chamber opera by Heta Aho
June 15-July 15, 2022
Festival d’Aix en Provence
Assisting Esa-Pekka Salonen with Orchestre de Paris
G. Mahler: Symphony n.2
O. Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony
May 7, 2022
Tampere Filharmonia
Tampere-talo, Iso sali
Vappukonsertti: Tango del Ángel
Music by Astor Piazzolla orchestrated by Henrik Sandås
with Henrik Sandås, bandoneon
and Katja Koukkula ja Jussi Väänänen, dance
March 20, 2022
Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra
Musiikkitalo Concert Hall
S. Barber: Violin concerto
-with Antti Tikkanen, violin
L. Farrenc: Symphony n. 2
J. Sibelius: Pohjolan tytär
Gamle Reilander fra Sønndala, Norwegian trad., orchestrated by Aliisa Neige Barrière
after an arrangement by the Danish String Quartet
December 14, 2021
Hyvinkään Orkesteri
Hyvinkääsali
Howard Blake: The Snowman
December 3-7, 2022
assisting Dalia Stasevska with Sinfonia Lahti
November 29-30, 2021
Jyväskylä Sinfonia
Jyväskylän teatteritalo
Howard Blake: The Snowman
1.12.: 17.00 & 18.30
2.12.: 10.00, 17.00 & 18.30
October 30, 2021
Sonore, Musiikkitalo
Sibelius Academy conducting class concert
Beethoven, Grieg and Ravel
October 11-14, 2021
assisting Dalia Stasevska with Sinfonia Lahti
September 23, 2021
Vaasa City Orchestra
J.F. Rebel: Le Chaos from Les Elemens
O. Virtaperko: Moiré (concerto for natural horn)
W.A. Mozart: Horn Concerto n. 1 in D Major
-soloist Tommi Hyytinen
L. Farrenc: Symphony n. 2
August 24 - September 3, 2021
Sibelius Festival, Lahti
assisting Dalia Stasevska with
the Lahti Sinfonia
August 20-21, 2021
G Livelab, Tampere
'Ekstasis'
J.B. Barrière: Violance
K. Saariaho: Nocturne
August 19, 2021
Amos Rex, Helsinki
'Ekstasis'
J.B. Barrière: Violance
K. Saariaho: Nocturne
July 24-30, 2021
Ebeltoft, Denmark
I Djurs og Mols
26.07
K. Saariaho: Amers
(in collaboration with the Open Strings cello masterclass)
with Aarhus Sinfonietta & Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej
28.07
K. Saariaho: Lichtbogen
with Ensemble Storstrøm/Danish Chamber Players
& Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej
+
J.B. Barrière: Violance for violin and electronics
29.07
with Ensemble Storstrøm/Danish Chamber Players
R. Wallin: The Age of Wire and String
30.07
Resonating Humors
K. Saariaho: Concordia
& T. Hume: Musicall Humors (excerpts)
- arranged by A.N. Barrière, J. Kullberg & K. Saariaho
with Jakob Kullberg, cello
K. Saariaho: Botaniques (WP of new movement)
with Alexander Øllgaard, violin
T. Hume (arr. J. Kullberg): The New Cut
with Kroger Moderne quartet
July 2021
Aix en Provence
Resonating Humors
K. Saariaho: Concordia
& T. Hume: Musicall Humors (excerpts)
- arranged by A.N. Barrière, J. Kullberg & K. Saariaho
with Jakob Kullberg, cello
November 5, 2020
Joensuu City Orchestra
Carelia-sali
16.00 and 19.00
Jean-Féry Rebel: Le Chaos from Les Elemens
Arttu Takalo: Double concerto for
accordion and vibraphone
Joseph Haydn: Symphony n. 49, La Passione
August 7, 2020
Lohja City Orchestra
(Fiskars - LEAD! Academy)
Laurentius-sali
J. Haydn: Symphony n. 49 ‘La Passione’
December 4, 2019
Majorstua Kirke, Oslo
Ensemble Temporum
L.v. Beethoven: Geistertrio, op. 70 n. 1
R. Wallin: The Age of Wire and Strings
M. Rane Bauck: WP
J. Skaarud: WP
October 25, 2019
Sonore, Musiikkitalo
Bartok, Eötvös, Mozart
Peter Eötvös and the Sibelius Academy conducting class
October 4, 2019
Kampen Kirke, Oslo
Ensemble Temporum
A. Schönberg: Pierrot lunaire
J. Ø. Ness: Níthkræft
July 2-8, 2019
Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari
Saariaho: Frises for violin and electronics
Saariaho: Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
June 21-22, 2019
Changing Light Festival, Louth (Ireland)
Saariaho: Bon vent for solo violin
Saariaho: Frises for violin and electronics
Saariaho: Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
Saariaho: Changing light for violin and soprano (with Raphaële Kennedy)
June 10-14
ESMUC, Barcelona
Teaching and conducting of string sectionals
as assistant of Ernest Martinez-Izquierdo
Boulez: Notations
Saariaho: Orion
Varèse: Amériques
May 26, 2019
Cafeteateret, Oslo
Ensemble Temporum
Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Wallin: The Age of Wire and String
May 24, 2019
Majorstua Kirke, Oslo
Mozart: Clarinet concerto
with Víctor Martínez Jara, basset clarinet
April 9, 11, 13, 24, 24, 2019
May 2, 5, 2019
Barokk bevegelse
Barokksolistene and Bjarte Eike, Norwegian National Opera
March 16, 2019
Grand soir Olga Neuwirth
Ensemble Intercontemporain, Philharmonie de Paris
January 27, 2019
ÄÄNI-kollektiivi
Kulttuuritalo Wiljami, Rovaniemi
Maxwell-Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King (with David Hackston)
December 17, 2018
Through the Mirror of Bach
Boksen @ Kulturhuset, Oslo
Bach: Chaconne from Partita in D minor
Saariaho: Frises for violin and electronics
November 20, 2018
Levinsalen (NMH), Oslo
Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
October 10, 2018
Ris menighetshus -Aker seniorakademi
Finland de første 100 årene
Saariaho: Nocturne and Bon vent
September 7-9, 2018
Kaivos Festivaali, Outokumpu (Finland)
ÄÄNI-kollektiivi
Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire (with Iida Antola)
Stravinsky: Suite from l'Histoire du soldat
(with Helmi Malmgren, Janne Valkeajoki and Juha Pulli)
Supponen: Q -World Premiere
Luther-Adams: The Light Within
Maxwell-Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King (with David Hackston)
August 30, 2018
Ung Nordisk Musikk, Bergen
Ensemble Temporum
June 16, 2018
Journées du violon, CRR de Paris
Saariaho: Bon vent, World Premiere
May 31, 2018
Sentralen, Oslo, 16.00
Kaija Saariaho på Sentralen
Kaija Saariaho: Terra Memoria (with Nordlyd)
Maja Linderoth: Solus
21.00 with Det Norske Solistkor
Saariaho: Überzeugung
May 22, 2018
Reid Hall, Paris, 20.30
Secession Orchestra
Debussy, Saariaho, Wagner
April 29, 2018
Asker kammerkonserter, Venskaben (Asker), 18.00
Franz Schubert: Die Forelle quintet
with Einar Kyvik Bauge, Sverre Barratt-Due,
Thoralf Strandli Pedersen and Sveinung Bjelland
April 14, 2018
Tampere Biennale, Finland
ÄÄNI-kollektiivi
Lucien Danzeisen: Weiter: Weshalb ist eine aus mehreren
Einsen zusammengefasste Zahl _eine_ Zahl?
Veli Kujala: Taz (World Premiere)
Usko Meriläinen: Unes
Ville Raasakka: Metadata
Eero Hämeenniemi: Dal' inverno al' estate
Salvatore Sciarrino: Lo spazio inverso
April 10, 2018
Oslo, Lindemansalen, 19.00
Ensemble Temporum
Gérard Grisey: Vortex Temporum
Jon Øivind Ness: Níthkræft (World Premiere)
March 24-25, 2018
Finnish Tour with ÄÄNI-kollektiivi
13.00: Nurmes-talo
19.30: Joensuu Conservatory
Lucien Danzeisen: Atoll
Eero Hämeenniemi: Dall'inverno all'estate
Peter Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King
February 2, 2018
Lindemansalen (NMH), Oslo
Transmogrification
Kaija Saariaho: Concordia with Jakob Kullberg
January 5, 2018
Reid Hall, Paris
Tribute to Jean-Baptiste Barrière on his 60th Birthday
Jean-Baptiste Barrière: Violance for violin and electronics
December 15, 2017
Levinsalen (NMH) Oslo
French colors
Jean-Baptiste Barrière (1707-1747): Sonate pour le pardessus de viole IV (on baroque violin)
with Inga Byrkjeland and Knut Johannessen
Maurice Ravel: Trio avec Piano
with Inga Byrkjeland and Sanae Yoshida
Olivier Messiaen: Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus
with Sanae Yoshida
Jean-Baptiste Barrière (1958): Réminiscences for violin and electronics (World Premiere)
November 19, 2017
Majorstuen Kirke, Oslo
Ensemble Temporum
Maurice Ravel: Trio avec Piano
Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
October 1, 2017
Copenhagen
K. Saariaho: Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
K. Saariaho: Botaniques for two violins (with Maj Kullberg)
K. Saariaho: Nocturne for solo violin
September 8-10, 2017
Kaivos Festivaali, Outokumpu (Finland)
8.09. 20.30, Kiisuteatteri
O. Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
(Ensemble Temporum: Lauri Sallinen, Inga Byrkjeland, Sanae Yoshida)
9.09. 14.30, Kiisuteatteri
A. Piazzolla: El Ángel (suite), arr. Henrik Sandås
(Nordlyd String Quartet with Henrik Sandås, Lauri Sallinen and Sanae Yoshida)
9.09. 19.00, Kiisuteatteri
M. Klami: Clair (World Premiere)
(Nordlyd String Quartet with Lauri Sallinen and Henrik Sandås)
M. Ravel: Trio (with Inga Byrkjeland and Sanae Yoshida)
10.09. 16.00, Kiisuteatteri
A. Pärt: Spiegel Im Spiegel (with Väinö Jalkanen)
K. Saariaho: Terra Memoria (Nordlyd String Quartet)
A. Pärt: Summa (Nordlyd String Quartet)
July 30, 2017
Festival i Djurs og Molls, Knebel Kirke (Denmark)
K. Saariaho: Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
K. Saariaho: Botaniques for two violins (with Maj Kullberg)
K. Saariaho: Nocturne for solo violin
June 18, 2017
Grieg Festival, Oslo Opera
Nordlyd String Quartet
K. Saariaho: Terra Memoria
J. Sibelius: Voces Intimae
June 10, 2017
Danmarks kyrka, Uppsala
Nordlyd String Quartet
K. Saariaho: Terra Memoria
J. Sibelius: Voces Intimae
June 7, 2017
Nordic House, Thorshavn
Nordlyd String Quartet
K. Saariaho: Terra Memoria
J. Sibelius: Voces Intimae
June 1, 2017
Nordic House, Reykjavik
Nordlyd String Quartet
K. Saariaho: Terra Memoria
J. Sibelius: Voces Intimae
May 30, 2017
Festspillene i Bergen
16.00 Finland 100 with Nordlyd String Quartet in Troldsalen
K. Saariaho: Terra Memoria
J. Sibelius: Voces Intimae
19.30 Concert with Jakob Kullberg in Håkonshallen
K. Saariaho: Concordia (World Premiere of full version)
May 28, 2017
Levinsalen (NMH), Oslo
K. Saariaho: Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
May 18, 2017
Only Connect festival
Ensemble Temporum
G. Grisey: Talea
G. Crumb: Vox Baleanae
G. Kurtag: Hommage à Robert Schumann
S. Streich: Ritorno
April 28, 2017
Ting Salen, Nordisk Kulturkontakt
Nordlyd String Quartet
K. Saariaho: Terra Memoria
J. Sibelius: Voces Intimae
April 27, 2017
Taidekoti Kirpilä
Nordlyd String Quartet
K. Saariaho: Terra Memoria
J. Sibelius: Voces Intimae
April 26, 2017
Klasariklubi, Helsinki
K. Saariaho: Nocturne for solo violin
B. Bartok: selection from the Duos for two violins
(with Minna Pensola and Antti Tikkanen)
J. Sibelius: Vivace and Allegro moderato from Voces Intimae
(Nordlyd String quartet)
April 24, 2017
29th International Festival of Krakow Composers 2017, Krakow
M. Linderoth: Solus for solo violin
K. Saariaho: Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
J. Plonka: World premiere for violin and viola (with Sanna Ripatti)
March 25, 2017
Lyden av NMH, Sentralen, Oslo
Ensemble +47
A. Torgunrud Røshol: Renderings I
M. Hirsti-Kvam: O
J. Skaarud: Caeiros Poemas
P. Haukaas: Cardboard Piece
T.Y. Ho: fold min ruggrad pent om jeg dukker i betong
November 11, 2016
Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
A. Vivaldi: Four Seasons
with the chamber orchestra of the Norwegian Academy of Music
October 26, 2016
Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Ensemble +47
World Premieres from
Anders Torgunrud Røshol, Martin A. Hirsti-Kvam,
Jonas Skaarud, Petter Haukaas
September 14, 2016
Ultima Festival, Oslo
Ensemble Temporum
G. Grisey: Vortex Temporum
T. Mariën: Where The Silence Breaks Its Back
August 24, 2016
Suntory Hall, Tokyo
Chamber Music Concert
K. Saariaho: Nocturne for solo violin
June 12, 2016
Uranieborg kirke, Oslo
A. Vivaldi: Spring and Winter with Inger-Lise Ulsrud, organ
May 29, 2016
Cafe de Concert, Oslo
Seasons with dancers from the Norwegian Dance Academy
A. Vivaldi: Allegro (finale) from Winter
with Michael Aspli, dance and Stian Olsen, piano
March 5, 2016
Uranienborg Kirke, Oslo
Festival de la Francophonie
Chevalier de Saint-George: Concerto Op.7 n°2
S. Skouen: Autumn Arias
J. Halvorsen: Gurre Op.17 n°1a – Adagio
P. Thilloy: Khojaly 613 Op.197
with the Ensemble Nomad
March 5, 2016
Askim Kulturhus
A. Dvorak: American Quartet, with Brava Kvartett
February 21, 2016
Levinsalen, Norwegian Academy of Music
Ny musikk for fiolin (New Music for Violin)
M. Linderoth: Solus for solo violin, World Premiere
L. Berio: excerpts from duos, with Joe Puglia
January 28, 2016
NJORD Biennale, Copenhagen
Dansehallerne
Late Night Miniatures: K.Saariaho, Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
and Nocturne for solo violin
January 21 & 23, 2016
Glafsfjorden Musikfestival, Arvika
Aulan Musikhögskolan Ingesund
K. Saariaho: Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
K. Saariaho: Nocturne for solo violin
November 29, 2015
Lindemansalen, Norwegian Academy of Music
For Peace We Stand: A concert in reaction to the 2015 terror attacks
with works from Sibelius, Grieg, Fauré, Mozart...
November 7 & 8, 2015
New Music Festival, Louisville
Comstock Concert Hall
K. Saariaho: Nocturne for solo violin
K. Saariaho: Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
November 7 & 8, 2015
Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles
K. Saariaho, Nocturne for solo violin
& Concordia for violin and cello (with Jakob Kullberg)
J.-B. Barrière: Violance for solo violin and electronics
October 1, 2015
Lindemansalen, Norwegian Academy of Music
Liv Glaser at 80: Celebration concert around the works of Mozart
for the 80th birthday of pianist Liv Glaser
June 26 - July 6, 2015
Open Strings Festival Tour
Denmark
A. Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
D. Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet
K. Saariaho: Terra Memoria, Botanique, Tuning
with the Open Strings Ensemble
Amaury Coeytaux, Yana Deshkova, Miriam Davis; violin
Tomoko Akasaka, Urszula Lechowicz; viola
Jakob Kullberg, Oscar Kleväng, Hannah-Rae Hampson; cello