{"id":4908,"date":"2026-05-16T14:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helenenavasse.com\/?page_id=4908"},"modified":"2026-05-16T14:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:03:25","slug":"saariaho-flute-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/helenenavasse.com\/index.php\/saariaho-flute-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Saariaho &#8211; flute works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<html lang=\"en\"><br \/>\n<head><br \/>\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\" \/><br \/>\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\" \/><br \/>\n<title>Kaija Saariaho \u2014 Flute Works<\/title><\/p>\n<style>\n<p>body {\n  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n  background: #f5f5f5;\n  margin: 0;\n  padding: 0.5rem 1rem 3rem;\n  color: #555;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* =========================\n   SHARED TYPOGRAPHY SYSTEM\n   ========================= *\/<\/p>\n<p>.project-title {\n  font-size: 3rem;\n  font-weight: 500;\n  margin: 0;\n  line-height: 1.05;\n  letter-spacing: -0.03em;\n  color: #4B5C7A;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.project-subtitle {\n  font-size: 0.85rem;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: 0.18em;\n  color: #777;\n  margin-top: 0.8rem;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* HERO *\/\n.hero {\n  text-align: center;\n  margin-top: 1rem;\n  margin-bottom: 1rem;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.hero-composer {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  font-style: italic;\n  color: #4B5C7A;\n  margin: 0;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* ABOUT *\/\n.about-card {\n  max-width: 1180px;\n  margin: 1.5rem auto 0;\n  background: white;\n  border: 1px solid #ddd;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  padding: 1.8rem;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.about-card h2 {\n  margin-top: 0;\n  color: #4B5C7A;\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  font-weight: 600;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.about-card p {\n  line-height: 1.75;\n  margin: 0 0 1rem 0;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* GRID *\/\n.grid-container {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1.8fr;\n  gap: 1.5rem;\n  max-width: 1180px;\n  margin: 2rem auto 0;\n  align-items: start;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* CARDS *\/\n.card {\n  background: white;\n  border: 1px solid #ddd;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* VIDEO *\/\n.video-card iframe {\n  width: 100%;\n  min-height: 340px;\n  border: none;\n  display: block;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* CITATIONS *\/\n.citation-card {\n  padding: 1.6rem;\n  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.citation-label {\n  font-size: 0.72rem;\n  letter-spacing: 0.14em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  color: #888;\n  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.citation-text {\n  font-style: italic;\n  color: #555;\n  line-height: 1.65;\n  font-size: 0.95rem;\n  padding-left: 0.8rem;\n  border-left: 2px solid #C7CFDB;\n  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* TEXT *\/\n.text-card {\n  padding: 1.7rem;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.text-card h2 {\n  margin-top: 0;\n  color: #4B5C7A;\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  font-weight: 600;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.text-card p {\n  margin: 0 0 1rem 0;\n  line-height: 1.75;\n  color: #555;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.text-card a {\n  color: #4B5C7A;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  display: inline-block;\n  margin-top: 1rem;\n  opacity: 0.75;\n  font-style: italic;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.text-card a:hover {\n  opacity: 1;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* INFO *\/\n.info-bar {\n  max-width: 980px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding-top: 1.5rem;\n  border-top: 1px solid #ddd;<\/p>\n<p>  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;\n  gap: 2rem;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.info-column {\n  font-size: 0.92rem;\n  line-height: 1.8;\n  color: #666;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.info-label {\n  color: #4B5C7A;\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: 0.14em;\n  margin-top: 1rem;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* RESPONSIVE *\/\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\n  .grid-container {\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .project-title {\n    font-size: 2.2rem;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .info-bar {\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n  }\n}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><\/p>\n<p><body><\/p>\n<p><!-- HERO --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<h1 class=\"project-title\">Kaija Saariaho \u2014 Flute Works<\/h1>\n<div class=\"project-subtitle\">interpretation project<\/div>\n<p class=\"hero-composer\">\n    Terrestre \/ Sombre \/ Aile du songe \/ solo &#038; electronic works\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ABOUT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"about-card\">\n<h2>About the project<\/h2>\n<p>\n    A sustained engagement with the flute works of Kaija Saariaho through performance and interpretation.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    These works are approached as a continuous sound world, shaped by breath, resonance, and transformation of timbre across solo and electronic contexts.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- GRID --><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n<p>  <!-- LEFT: VIDEO --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card video-card\">\n    <iframe\n      src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fVpK_buRWuE\"\n      title=\"Kaija Saariaho \u2014 Flute Works\"\n      allowfullscreen><br \/>\n    <\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<p>  <!-- RIGHT: CITATIONS --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"card citation-card\">\n<div class=\"citation-label\">\n        Letter of support \u2014 Kaija Saariaho (Paris, 2016)\n      <\/div>\n<div class=\"citation-text\">\n        H\u00e9l\u00e8ne&#8217;s interpretations of my music were so sovereign and natural that it was difficult to believe she was playing it for the first time. I am happy to support her project, and hope she will find many occasions to perform my music \u2014 above all <em>Aile du songe<\/em>.\n      <\/div>\n<div class=\"citation-label\">\n        Excerpt \u2014 Kaija Saariaho correspondence\n      <\/div>\n<div class=\"citation-text\">\n        when she performed some of my central chamber music works with soloistic flute parts, such as Terrestre and Sombre, it seemed as if we would have known each other for a long time already.\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card text-card\">\n<h2>Repertoire focus<\/h2>\n<p>\n        Performance-based research into Kaija Saariaho\u2019s flute writing, focusing on <em>Terrestre<\/em>, <em>Sombre<\/em>, and <em>Aile du songe<\/em>.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        Danish premieres of major flute works including these pieces.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        These works are approached as a continuous sound world shaped by breath, resonance, and transformation of timbre.\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/saariaho.org\" target=\"_blank\">Composer profile<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fVpK_buRWuE\" target=\"_blank\">Recording<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- INFO --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-bar\">\n<div class=\"info-column\">\n<div class=\"info-label\">Repertoire<\/div>\n<p>    Terrestre \/ Sombre \/ Aile du songe \/ solo &#038; electronic works\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"info-column\">\n<div class=\"info-label\">Links<\/div>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/saariaho.org\" target=\"_blank\">Composer profile<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fVpK_buRWuE\" target=\"_blank\">Recording<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"info-column\">\n<div class=\"info-label\">Contact<\/div>\n<p>    <a href=\"mailto:helenenavasse@gmail.com\">helenenavasse@gmail.com<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaija Saariaho \u2014 Flute Works Kaija Saariaho \u2014 Flute Works interpretation project Terrestre [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4908","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Saariaho - flute works - H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Navasse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Classical &amp; 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