Performances of Camille Saint‐Saëns at BBC Orchestras and Choirs
(See all works in BBC Orchestras and Choirs by Camille Saint‐Saëns)Sun 14 Dec 2025
- 19:00Barbican, London
A festive treat with a ghostly difference: a night of classic stories and haunting melodies from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
A festive treat with a ghostly difference: a night of classic stories and haunting melodies from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Danse macabre
- Marley's Ghost...
- The Four Seasons – Winter
- Twilight Zonearr. Stu Philips
- interval
- Music for Strings, Percussion and CelestaIII. Adagio
- Spiritual No. 2
- Marche funèbre d'une marionette
- Theme Song from 'Ghostbusters'
Performers
- Karen Ní Bhroinconductor
- Alex Jenningshost and reader
- Sarah Nilesreader
- Jonathan Andrew Humevocals
Fri 6 Mar 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sakari Oramo pairs flair and exoticism with idyllic cheer in this dual outing of Romantic masterpieces: Saint-Saëns’ fifth piano concerto and Brahms’ Second Symphony.
Sakari Oramo pairs flair and exoticism with idyllic cheer in this dual outing of Romantic masterpieces: Saint-Saëns’ fifth piano concerto and Brahms’ Second Symphony.
Programme
- Don Juan
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, ‘Egyptian’
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Bertrand Chamayoupiano
Sat 18 Apr 2026
- 15:00Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.
Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.
Programme
- Sea Sketches
- Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor
- ‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
- Jaime Martínconductor
- 諏訪内晶子violin
Sun 19 Apr 2026
- 15:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.
Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.
Programme
- Sea Sketches
- Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor
- ‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
- Jaime MartínConductor
- 諏訪内晶子violin
