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Camille Saint-Saëns
A leading figure of French Romanticism, Camille Saint-Saëns reigned over musical
life as pianist, organist, conductor and pedagogue, penning works of every shape
and form, from the amusing Carnival of the Animals to the opera Samson et
Dalila. Born in Paris on October 9, 1835, he studied piano with his great-aunt,
then with composer Camille-Marie Stamaty (a pupil of Mendelssohn), before
switching to composition with Pierre Maleden. A prodigious pianist, he composed
his first melody at the age of five and gave his first concert at Salle Pleyel
on May 6, 1846, at the age of ten. Tw...
