Camille Saint-Saëns
conductor, composer, pianist

Camille Saint-Saëns

  • October 9, 1835 Paris (France) - December 16, 1926 Algiers (Algeria)

Biography

Camille Saint-Saëns, the prodigy

Camille Saint-Saëns was in every way an exceptionally gifted child. He possessed extraordinary pianistic ease and a phenomenal musical memory. He composed at the age of five, gave his first concert at the Salle Pleyel at eleven and at thirteen he was taught composition by Halévy at the Paris Conservatoire. His talents stunned Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz and Pauline Viardot and from 1870 onwards, his tuition was in great demand. Gabriel Fauré, Messager and Gigout were to be his pupils at the Niedermeyer School.

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Martha Argerich, Iddo Bar-Shai, and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe perform Haydn and Saint-Saëns
Martha Argerich, Iddo Bar-Shai, and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe perform Haydn and Saint-Saëns

2024 Herbstgold Festival: Esterházy Palace, Eis...

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Gautier Capuçon performs Brahms and Grieg — With Kim Bernard
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José Carreras Grand Prix 2021: Grand Opening
José Carreras Grand Prix 2021: Grand Opening

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Les Coups de Cœur à Chantilly 2021 (I/II)
Les Coups de Cœur à Chantilly 2021 (I/II)

Martha Argerich, Evgeny Kissin, Maxim Vengerov,...

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Astrig Siranossian and Nathanaël Gouin play Boulanger, Stravinsky, Piazzolla, Carter
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Silenced: Composers in Revolutionary Russia
Silenced: Composers in Revolutionary Russia

Music, War, and Revolution: Volume II

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Gautier Capuçon and Frank Braley perform Beethoven
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George Li plays Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No. 2
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Kent Nagano conducts a Berlin Opera Night — With Grace Bumbry, René Pape, Charles Castronovo...
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The Art of Singing I/II
The Art of Singing I/II

Golden Voices of the Century

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The Glory of the Kirov
The Glory of the Kirov

Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natalia Du...

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Zubin Mehta conducts Beethoven, Ben-Haim, Saint-Saëns, Weber, and Ravel
Zubin Mehta conducts Beethoven, Ben-Haim, Saint-Saëns, Weber, and Ravel

An historic joint concert with the Berliner Phi...

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The Quatuor Métamorphoses performs Saint-Saëns and Debussy
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Marin Alsop conducts Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, and Ravel
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Dmitry Masleev plays Scarlatti, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, and Saint-Saëns
Dmitry Masleev plays Scarlatti, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, and Saint-Saëns

New Generation Piano Recital at the Fondation L...

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Garden by Medhi Walerski, music by Saint-Saëns
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El fuego latino with Alondra de la Parra and Alexis Cárdenas
El fuego latino with Alondra de la Parra and Alexis Cárdenas

Orchestre National d'Île-de-France

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Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Saint-Saëns and Schumann — With Mischa Maisky
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Master Class with Evangeline Benedetti (I/IV)
Master Class with Evangeline Benedetti (I/IV)

Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33 – Fir...

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Marek Janowski conducts Beethoven and Saint-Saëns
Marek Janowski conducts Beethoven and Saint-Saëns

With the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

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The Mariinsky II Opening Gala
The Mariinsky II Opening Gala

With Valery Gergiev

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