In short
Kevin Bate is a cellist listed as soloist with the Nashville Symphony in March 2027, in a program with Saint-Saëns's Cello Concerto No. 1 and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade.
What to listen for
Saint-Saëns's concerto begins with the cello entering right away, with no long orchestral introduction, and moves in one continuous span through lyrical and lively moods. Sheherazade, on the same program, is a colorful orchestral tale with a solo violin voicing the storyteller.
Written by OrchestraFinder, reviewed October 2026.