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The Chevalier de Saint-Georges is often termed “the black Mozart” (as in Chi-chi Nwanoku’s Radio 4 documentary, In Search of the Black Mozart) and the US president John Adams judged him “the...
- Jessica Duchen
Aug 2, 2023 · The opening scene of Chevalier has its hero, the black composer/musician Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison), crashing one of Mozart’s concerts and upstaging him on the violin to the astonishment of an audience made up of the Parisian elite. The incident is probably apocryphal.
Apr 22, 2023 · CNN — Joseph Bologne, also known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is not quite a household name – yet. The 18th century Afro-Caribbean historical figure is best known as a composer, sometimes...
Apr 21, 2023 · Among the famed 18th-century composers, one name is often missing: Joseph Bologne, also known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a classical musician whose talents rivaled Mozart’s. The film...
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Saint Georges’ music was always compared to Mozart’s, which is how he came to be dubbed ‘the Black Mozart’. But the comparison is unfair, says Bill Barclay, who last year developed Saint Georges’ ‘lost’ story into a musical production, Le Chevalier. He tells Boston News Station WBUR: “Chevalier was unfairly called the ‘Black Mozart,’ it should real...
The Chevalier reached the height of his fame within Marie Antoinette’s court, where he was one of her music teachers. It is alleged that the Queen enjoyed playing with him publicly, and he was eventually fired because they got ‘too close’. Speaking to WBURabout his play, Barclay adds: “Part of the play that I’m writing includes Marie Antoinette in ...
Unfortunately, a lot of the Chevalier’s music was lost during the French Revolution, and what survived was quickly forgotten. There’s plenty of his music available on Spotify, but nowhere near his full catalogue (which, as far as we know, consists of three sets of string quartets, two symphonies, eight symphonie concertantes, six operas comiques, t...
- Maddy Shaw Roberts
Apr 22, 2023 · One of the hottest rising stars in Hollywood also happens to be a bit of a music virtuoso, but “Chevalier” presented a challenge: be good enough to rival Mozart himself.
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Apr 20, 2023 · NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. about starring in the new movie Chevalier, which tells the forgotten story of Joseph Bologne, a Black composer and violinist of the...
