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| Camille Saint-Saens At 10 years old Saint-Saens could already play Ludwig Van Beethoven's piano sonatas. He was an organist at Saint Séverin in 1852, then at the Church of Saint-Merry from 1852 until 1857 and then at La Madeleine from 185 8 to 1876. He became a professor at the Ecole Niedermeyer from 1860 to 1867 where Gabriel Fauré became one of his students. Saint-Saens and Franz Liszt were good friends. |
Camille Saint-Saens October 9 1835 - December 16. Birthplace: Rue du Jardin, Paris, France.