Poulenc and Saint-Saëns

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St Paul's Cathedral London, Greater London, EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom

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Programme

Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)	Messe de la Pentecôte, for solo organ
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)	Gloria, FP 177
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)	Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78

Performers

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Chorus
Dame Gillian Weir	Organ
Anna Leese	Soprano
Simone Young	Conductor

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Messiaen, Poulenc and Saint-Saëns - Dame Gillian Weir in St Paul's

Andrew Benson-Wilson, 13th July

This was the showpiece concert of this year’s City of London Festival and took place in the spectacular surroundings of St Paul’s Cathedral. Three key French composers were featured, concluding with well-known 3rd Symphony of Saint-Saëns. The first performance of this work was conducted by Saint-Saëns in London in 1886 in the long-since demolished St James’s Hall.

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