Violences (2019) photographed by Minna Hatinen

MUSIC AS THEATRE – On Rhapsodic Staging

Corrected version of the guest lecture given at the Institute for Theatre Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin, on May 26, 2026. Thank you for joining us today, and many thanks in particular to Dr. Julia Schröder for inviting me. I am very touched that we are meeting at the intersection of musicology and theatre…

CHORAL UTOPIAS by Kaija Saariaho and Helena Tulve

Liner notes for the CD I Am a River, featuring choir works by Kaija Saariaho and Helena Tulve performed by the Helsinki Chamber Choir conducted by Nils Schweckendiek, published by BIS Records in April 2026. A shorter, Finnish version of this text served as the programme notes of a concert featuring the same performers and…

Accusations du 13.XI.

Pendant dix ans je n’ai pas jugé opportun de me tourner vers mes souvenirs de novembre 2015. Cela me semblait hors de propos : je n’ai pas été, mon entourage proche n’a pas été victime des attentats. Il n’y avait rien à dire, aucune place à donner qui ne serait pas volée aux principaux concernés. Je…