Due to unforeseen circumstances, Nicholas Angelich cannot play this concert. He will be replaced by David Kadouch.

Camille Saint-Saëns was what a true child prodigy: he was not only a composer and conductor, but also a pianist, organist, playwright, critic and physicist, and was even an accomplished travel writer.

His 2nd piano concerto, the ‘symphonic concerto’, gives the soloist a dramatic role, interweaves subdued influences of Bach with virtuoso passages, and treats the audience to a sparkling finale.