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Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (UK: / ˈ s æ̃ s ɒ̃ (s)/, US: / s æ̃ ˈ s ɒ̃ (s)/, French: [ʃaʁl kamij sɛ̃ sɑ̃(s)];) (9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era.
May 17, 2024 · Camille Saint-Saëns (born October 9, 1835, Paris, France—died December 16, 1921, Algiers [Algeria]) was a composer chiefly remembered for his symphonic poems—the first of that genre to be written by a Frenchman—and for his opera Samson et Dalila.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 9, 2023 · Composer Camille Saint-Saëns died 100 years ago – to celebrate his legacy we take a look at his remarkable life and music.
- Jessica Duchen
- 3 min
Tragically, Saint-Saëns’ two sons both died young. The most distinguished French composer of his generation, Saint-Saëns selflessly promoted the music of his younger contemporaries, as well as editing works by Gluck, Rameau and Mozart. Saint-Saëns died in Algiers aged 86. Did you know?
Camille Saint-Saëns died of pneumonia on December 16, 1921 at the Hôtel de l'Oasis in Algiers. His body was brought back to Paris for a state funeral at Église de la Madeleine and was buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.
Born in Paris in 1835, Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was raised by his widowed mother and her aunt who introduced the young Camille to the piano and gave him his first lessons. The boy was a true prodigy, demonstrating perfect pitch at the age of two.
Both died in 1878, one by falling from a window. Saint-Saëns blamed his wife and left her three years later. Subsequently, he travelled widely and adventurously, frequently visiting Algeria.
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