Fact file
| Year of birth | 1835 |
| Year of death | 1921 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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LondonA Voyage of Invention
Enescu, Saint-Saëns, Porumbescu, Mozart
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gabriel Bebeșelea; Alexandru Tomescu
BudapestOrganized Rhythm
Copland, Susman, Cochereau, Saint-Saëns, Holst
Clive Driskill-Smith; Joseph Gramley
HasseltRota, Strauss, Wagner
Saint-Saëns, Rota, Strauss R., Wagner
Brussels Philharmonic; Jun Märkl; Anneleen Lenaerts
BrugesRota, Strauss, Wagner
Saint-Saëns, Rota, Strauss R., Wagner
Brussels Philharmonic; Jun Märkl; Anneleen Lenaerts
RavelloSpina & Benignetti two-piano duo
Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Brahms
Eleonora Spina; Michele Benignetti
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From the comfort of one's very own chair
Tired of looking at the same wallpaper all the time? The London Philharmonic and their conductor Edward Gardner, together with soloist Stephen Hough, offer one way to see (part of) the world.
Franck’s Aeolian winds usher in Saint-Säens and Elgar to Belfast
Ulster Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen returns to lead an outstanding evening, culminating in Elgar’s First Symphony. Louis Schwizgebel impresses in Saint-Saens’ Fifth Piano Concerto.
Young pianists dazzle in Cleveland
Xiaoxuan Li and Eva Gevorgyan, winners of the 2018 Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists, came back to Cleveland for an evening of virtuosic showpieces.
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
List of works
Allegro Appassionato in C sharp minor, Op.70Barcarolle in F major, Op.108Calme des nuits, Op.68 no.1Caprice d'après l'étude en forme de valse, Op.52 no. 6Carnival of the Animals: AquariumCarnival of the Animals: AviaryCarnival 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.33Danse bacchanaleDanse macabreHenry VIIIIntroduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra, Op.28Le Carnaval des AnimauxMarche Héroïque, Op.34Mazurka in B minor, Op.66Mazurka in G minor, Op.24Phaéton, 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 C major, Op.109 no.3Samson et DalilaSamson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah): Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voixSamson et Dalila: BacchanaleSeptet for trumpet, piano and strings, Op.65Sonata for Oboe and Piano Op.166Sonata in E flat major for clarinet and piano, Op.167String Quartet no. 2 in G major, Op.153Symphony no. 2 in A minor, Op.55Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78Tarantella for flute, clarinet and piano, Op.6The Carnival of the Animals: Hens and CockerelsValse Nonchalante, Op.110Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op.61Violin sonata no. 1 in D minor, Op.75
