Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was born in Guadeloupe in 1745, the son of a wealthy French plantation owner and an enslaved woman from Senegal, and died in Paris in 1799.
A composer of symphonies, concertos, and operas, a celebrated fencing champion, and a dedicated soldier during the French Revolution, he was an outstanding figure of his time. His music, once highly esteemed, later fell into obscurity—not least due to a ban on its performance under Napoleon.
His First Symphony, with its inviting Allegro, solemn Adagio, and sweeping finale, is a brilliant example of the classical style.
Cast
- Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
- Giovanni Antonini, conductor and recorder
- Avi Avital, mandolin
Program
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G major, Op. 11 No. 1
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra in G major
Avi Avital - mandolin
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060R (version for recorder, mandolin, strings, and basso continuo)
Avi Avital - mandolin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter"
Additional information
Participating artists
Avi Avital
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Giovanni Antonini
Dates
November 2025
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