Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho joins Terrance McKnight to discuss her role as composer-in-residence for the Mostly Mozart Festival, and sheds light on her powerful stage work "La Passion de Simone" (The Passion of Simone). Written for soprano Dawn Upshaw and directed by Peter Sellars, "La Passion de Simone" also features the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (in that organization's Mostly Mozart debut), and the renowned choral group London Voices.
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