Mozart vs. Chevalier de Saint-George

Performed by the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and Théotime Langlois de Swarte. The 18th-century composer, violinist and fencing champion Joseph Bologne 'Chevalier de Saint-George' was the illegitimate son of a plantation manager and an enslaved woman in Guadeloupe. At a young age he ended up in the tumultuous, revolution-laden Paris and made a name for himself in the highest circles. The 2022 film Chevalier tells his extraordinary life story. This is a great opportunity to hear his music, played by Théotime Langlois de Swarte. This young Frenchman is considered 'the great sensation of the baroque violin' (Volkskrant).