Everything is permissible as long as it's done in good taste.

- Kaija Saariaho

Well, I'm not involved in polemics. I never wanted to have any position of power, and I don't have it.

- Kaija Saariaho

When you travel from your own country to another country for a long period, you do become aware of the differences. For example, verbal expression is…

- Kaija Saariaho

I was not especially enthusiastic about opera when I was young, and I thought I would never write one. I felt it was an art form of the past, with ex…

- Kaija Saariaho