The Rapids of Life by Outi Tarkiainen will have its Dutch premiere on March 22 with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Alexandre Bloch.
Jointly commissioned by Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Radio 3, Göteborg Symphony Orchestra and Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, The Rapids of Life is a musical reflection of instinctive birth-giving. Tarkiainen says: ‘The form of the work imitates the physiological delivery and its different stages, carried along by the ever-shifting waves.’
The work is dedicated to the memory of Kaija Saariaho.
