4.2K views · 168 reactions | To celebrate the theatrical release of Chevalier this weekend, enjoy this performance excerpt of the composer’s Second Symphony. Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was a Black violinist, composer, and conductor (and swordsman) whose talents earned him worldwide recognition in the late 18th century. | The Philadelphia Orchestra | Facebook

The movie trailer ⮕🔥 https://fb.watch/gO2MccfjwZ/ 🔥 Some people still call him "Black Mozart," but Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was a French classical composer, virtuoso violinist, conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris, a renowned champion fencer, and a LOT more. He was born in Basse Terre, Guadeloupe, and when he was young, his family moved to Saint Domingue (now Haiti); it was probably there he had his first violin lessons. When he was 10, his father brought him