Kelvin Harrison Jr. Interview: Chevalier

Chevalier is a beautifully crafted film that shines a light on a largely forgotten musical great. Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was born to an enslaved 16-year-old mother, only to rise to prominence in the court of Queen Marie Antoinette before eventually fighting against the monarchy in the French Revolution. A prodigious fencer, violinist, and composer, Bologne was robbed of a fair chance to be remembered in the same breath as Mozart and his other contemporaries by none other than Napoleon Bonaparte; not only were many of Bologne’s works destroyed as Napoleon rose to power, but Bonaparte banned performances of the surviving pieces.

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