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On May 23, Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of the New York premiere of Kaija Saariaho's "Laterna magica."

Here, Carnegie Hall's 2011-2012 composer-in-residence explains how filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's autobiography provided the inspiration for the piece. Saariaho also shares how the iconic Swedish director's belief that the human soul was a "damp red thing" was inspirational for core elements of this composition.

More information about The Cleveland Orchestra's May 23 concert is available at http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2012/5/23/0800/PM/The-Cleveland-Orchestra/

More information about Kaija Saariaho's 2011-2012 residency is available at http://www.carnegiehall.org/saariaho