Largely erased from classical music history because he was biracial, the 18th-century French Caribbean violinist and composer Joseph Bologne wrote concertos, sonatas and symphonies. But “Chevalier,” a ...

The true story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a prominent mixed-race composer, musician, and soldier comes to life on the big screen in the new film Chevalier from Searchlight Pictures ...

This summer, we are running a series profiling 50 exciting players under the age of 25 — who they are, how they play, and why they could be attracting interest in the coming transfer windows. So far, ...

There have been a lot of great biopics about Black musicians over the years, with icons like the late Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles having their stories told by incredible actors. And ...

It’s a striking image — a young Black man dressed in a waistcoat and silk breeches, his hair braided in cornrows, holds a violin, the bow slung over his shoulder, with the title “chevalier” emblazoned ...

“Chevalier” begins with a showdown sequence so irresistible it really doesn’t matter if it ever actually happened. In a jewel-box Paris theater sometime in the second half of the 18 th century, a ...

Joseph Bologne was born in 1745 in the French West Indies on a plantation on the island of Guadeloupe. "Black slaves in Saint-Domingue in Haiti and, presumably, also in Guadeloupe were forced to wear ...

A new movie about Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-George, may owe as much to “Bridgerton” as it does the history books. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

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 1700s.

Spoiler alert! Contains minor details about the classical music drama “Chevalier” (now streaming on Hulu and available to buy on digital platforms). He’s the greatest composer you’ve probably never ...

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