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- Kelvin Harrison Jr. wasn't as nervous as one might think about scenes in his new 18th-century-set movie Chevalier, in which he shows up Mozart in the opening sequence with his masterful violin skills.
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Apr 22, 2023 · Kelvin Harrison Jr. wasn't as nervous as one might think about scenes in his new 18th-century-set movie Chevalier, in which he shows up Mozart in the opening sequence with his masterful...
- Gerrad Hall
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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.
- Sam Rosenberg
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 5, 2023 · It’s an imaginative bit of one-upmanship with which to begin, as “Chevalier” puts Mozart in the Salieri position to make its point (in real life, Bologne was more than a decade older than the...
Apr 20, 2023 · When we spoke the other day, I asked Kelvin Harrison Jr. for his thoughts on that nickname. HARRISON: I think it's fascinating that everybody wants to compare simply because Mozart was the...
Apr 19, 2023 · Ever the showman, Mozart agrees, only to be surprised when the boasting violinist is Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), a Black violinist. Any preconceptions Mozart has about Joseph's abilities are quickly put to bed, as he shows up Mozart and wins the crowd.
Apr 25, 2023 · Chevalier opens with a violin duel. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is onstage taking requests from the audience as to which concerto he should play next when a young, Black man in a powdered wig enters the theater, violin in hand. "May I play with you, monsieur?" the man asks.
