'A brilliant account of the Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Egyptian”) left you wondering why this piece is not standard repertory', wrote Steve Smith in the New York Times of Danny Driver's performance with the American Symphony Orchestra under conductor Leon Botstein at this year's Bard Music Festival.  The comment appeared in an extensive piece about this year's Festival, 'Saint-Saëns and his World', which can be accessed by clicking below.  A live recording of the performance is also available for purchase on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/saint-saens-piano-concerto/id562646821 …