Fact file
| Year of birth | 1835 |
| Year of death | 1921 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
Upcoming eventsSee more...
BernFrançois Leleux - Der Dirigent | 8. Symphoniekonzert
Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Pasculli
Bern Symphony Orchestra; François Leleux; Benjamin Grosvenor
AmsterdamChildren's Concert
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Gordan Nikolić; Katia Labèque; Marielle Labèque
LeipzigDer Karnival der Tiere
Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux
Alexei Ratmansky; Bjarte Emil Wedervang Bruland; Leipziger Ballet; Christina Geißler; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
CardiffSymphony Orchestra of India
Weber, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov
Symphony Orchestra of India; Martyn Brabbins; Marat Bisengaliev
LondonCatherine Ennis plays Vierne’s Symphonie No.1
Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Bach, Vierne
Catherine Ennis, Organ
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LA Phil celebrates Chinese Year of the Pig
Elim Chan lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic through a high-powered program of Chinese and French music that began and ended with virtuoso showpieces written less than 30 years apart.
Bleak polar landscapes evoked by The Hallé in Sinfonia Antartica
Sir Mark Elder conducts The Hallé in Berlioz, Saint-Saëns with Stephen Hough and Vaughan Williams
Women in the driving seat at the Elbphilharmonie
Alondra de la Parra and Camille Thomas, together with the Hamburg Philharmonic, refute suggestions that there could be a gender gap in the world of music-making.
Virtuoso violin, dynamic conducting: Bell and Hrůša in Zurich
The Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich recently struck a perfect balance of emotive and restraint in music by Brahms, Bartók and Saint-Saëns.
Legendary Chung siblings give breathtaking Brahms in Tokyo
Kyung Wha Chung exceeds her already-legendary reputation, assisted by her brother, Myung-whun Chung, and the Tokyo Philharmonic.
List of works
Allegro Appassionato in C sharp minor, Op.70Calme des nuits, Op.68 no.1Caprice d'après l'étude en forme de valse, Op.52 no. 6Caprice on Danish and Russian airs, Op.79Carnival of the AnimalsCarnival of the Animals, chamber versionCarnival of the Animals: AquariumCarnival of the Animals: FossilesCarnival of the Animals: Introduction et Marche royale du lionCarnival of the Animals: The SwanCello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.33Cello Sonata no. 1 in C minor, Op.32Danse bacchanaleDanse macabreFantaisie for Harp, Op.95Havanaise, Op.83Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra, Op.28La Muse et le Poète for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op.132Le Carnaval des AnimauxMarche Héroïque, Op.34Mazurka in B minor, Op.66Mazurka in G minor, Op.24Orient et Occidente, Op.25Phaéton, Op.39Piano Concerto no. 4 in C minor, Op.44Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, Op.92Piano concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.22Piano concerto no. 5 in F major, "Egyptian," Op.103Prelude and Fugue in B major, Op.99 no.2Samson et DalilaSamson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah): Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voixSamson et Dalila: BacchanaleSonata for Oboe and Piano Op.166Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78Valse Nonchalante, Op.110Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op.61Violin sonata no. 1 in D minor, Op.75
