Details
St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England
Programme
Camille Saint-Saens – Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor, Op.22
Performers
Howard Shelley – Conductor / piano
London Mozart Players
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Programme Note
In the last of the current Piano Explored series with Howard Shelley at St John's Smith Square, the LMP presents Saint-Saëns stylish rollercoaster - his Piano Concerto No. 2. Berlioz described Camille Saint-Saëns as ‘an absolutely shattering master pianist’. During his long and prodigiously creative life (he composed his first work aged three, and his last aged 85!), Saint-Saëns composed five piano concertos, and his second is a brilliant showcase for any pianist. By turns, tempestuous, flighty and lyrical, this concerto breaks convention by having each succeeding movement faster than the last in a structured accelerando, ending with an exhilarating conclusion. It’s a real tour de force . . .