When was Camille Saint-Saëns born?
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Saint-Saëns: Facts, pronuncation, works and more about the great composer
1. When was Camille Saint-Saëns born?
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. He gave his first public concert at five, accompanying a Beethoven violin sonata on the piano.
