Internationally renowned composer Kaija Saariaho and acclaimed cellist Anssi Karttunen, who has premiered a number of Saariaho's solo and chamber works, guide six composers and seven string players through the collaborative process, from a composition's conception to its first performance.
Violist Anna Pelczer talks about her experience playing with electronics in Kaija Saariaho's work "Vent Nocturne."
Kaija Saariaho and Anssi Karttunen encourage the performers to be active participants in the music by allowing their personalities to shine through.
Kaija Saariaho and Anssi Karttunen help the young composers and performers open the lines of communication and establish trust.
Exploring, notating, and interpreting new sounds for strings with composer Kaija Saariaho and her frequent collaborator, Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen.
"It is by experience, by trying and failing, that we learn." Composer Kaija Saariaho and her frequent collaborator, Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen, pass along invaluable advice on the composer-performer relationship to young professional string players and composers.