Saint-Saëns

American

[san-sahns, -sahn] / sɛ̃ˈsɑ̃s, -ˈsɑ̃ /

noun

Charles Camille 1835–1921, French composer and pianist.

Saint-Saëns British

/ sɛ̃sɑ̃s /

noun

( Charles ) Camille (kamij). 1835–1921, French composer, pianist, and organist. His works include the symphonic poem Danse Macabre (1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the humorous orchestral suite Carnival of Animals (1886), five symphonies, and five piano concertos

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Suddenly, as the orchestra rehearsed the Saint-Saëns second piano concerto, the maestro walked angrily off the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

The Bonis piece I had never heard, and the delightful Saint-Saëns concerto I am not competent to judge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Adaptations to oboe abound, including from wordless vocalises by Ravel, Messiaen and Saint-Saëns.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

Soloists on hand will be pianist Jan Lisiecki and two SSO members, concertmaster Noah Geller and first-chair cello Efe Baltacıgil, joining the orchestra for music by Chopin, Saint-Saëns and Ravel.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

The morning of her suspension, Izzy had been in her seat, practicing a tricky fingering on the E string for the Saint-Saëns piece she’d been working on in her private lessons.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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