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| Composer | Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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StockholmHardenberger in Tanaka’s trumpet concerto
Bartók, Tanaka, Saint-Saëns
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Emilia Hoving; Håkan Hardenberger
BelfastSeasons & Splendour
Boulanger, Berlioz, Saint-Saëns
Ulster Orchestra; Chloé van Soeterstède; Niamh O'Sullivan
LondonStrauss & Saint-Saëns
Ives, Strauss R., Saint-Saëns
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Kahchun Wong; Iveta Apkalna
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Marie Jacquot serves up super French fare at the BBC Proms
Marie Jacquot makes her BBC Proms debut with great performances of Bizet, Saint-Saëns and Augusta Holmès, while Inmo Yang dazzles in Sarasate.
Saint-Saëns illuminated by the Orchestre National de France in Seoul
A sumptuous exploration of Saint-Saëns at Lotte Concert Hall in a programme forming a cohesive tapestry woven from the composer’s fascination with colour, all traced back to a distinctly Parisian sensibility.
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra on an evocative French road trip
In a concert taking in music of the Belle Époque and beyond, Dame Sarah Connolly joins the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Chausson’s Poème de l’amour de la mer.
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