Kaija Saariaho, the composer who explored color and light, has died at age 70
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Saariaho, who battled a male-dominated educational system in her native Finland, forged a strong and singular voice in contemporary music.
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She brought new colors to modernist music, sometimes using electronics, and became the first female living composer to have two operas staged by the Met.
Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday. She was 70. Saariaho died at her apartment in Paris, her family said…
