Fact file
| Year of birth | 1835 |
| Year of death | 1921 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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LondonChamber Music Christmas Concert
Shostakovich, Vivaldi, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninov, Kreisler, Fauré, Machado, Traditional Irish, Bach, Mozart, Traditional
Vicky Yuan-Labarre; Marie-Cécile Cahen; Tiago Gomes; Irene Ortega
RigaSergejs Jegers Ave Maria
Purcell, Franck, Handel, Vavilov, Saint-Saëns
Sergejs Jēgers; Dita Krenberga; Diāna Jaunzeme-Portnaja
SingaporeSSO Subscription: Tine Thing Helseth • Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto
Saint-Saëns, Arutiunian, Falla, Ravel
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Jun Märkl; Tine Thing Helseth
AmsterdamJoshua Bell & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Barber, Bizet
Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Joshua Bell
LuganoLes Vents français
Glinka, Beethoven, Spohr, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov
Radovan Vlatković; Les Vents Français; Emmanuel Pahud; Paul Meyer; Gilbert Audin
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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.
A chiaroscuro-free, shiny Samson et Dalila at The Met
The Met's new season opens with a new Samson et Dalila only marginally more trashy than Saint-Saëns’ peculiar brand of kitschy orientalism.
Two sides of Joshua Bell with the ASMF
In this afternoon Prom, Joshua Bell disappointed as a conductor. As a soloist, however, he came up with the goods.
Light summer fare at the Hollywood Bowl
Paolo Bortolameolli leads the LA Phil in a programme mixing the familiar with the obscure.
List of works
Allegro Appassionato in C sharp minor, Op.70Allegro Appassionato, Op.43Caprice 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 macabreFantaisie for Harp, Op.95Fantasie in D flat major, Op.101Havanaise, Op.83Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra, Op.28La Muse et le Poète for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op.132Le Carnaval des AnimauxLe DélugeMazurka in B minor, Op.66Mazurka in G minor, Op.24Oratorio de Noël, Op.12Orient et Occidente, Op.25Phaéton, Op.39Piano Concerto no. 4 in C minor, Op.44Piano Quartet in B flat major, Op.41Piano 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: BacchanaleSonata for Oboe and Piano Op.166Suite Algérienne, Op.60Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78Tarantella for flute, clarinet and piano, Op.6Valse Nonchalante, Op.110Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op.61Violin sonata no. 1 in D minor, Op.75Wedding cake pour piano et cordes