Name: Chineke! Orchestra: Haydn, Bologne, Beethoven
Start: 2023-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
Location: South Bank Centre

Organization

Violinist

Nathan Amaral

Violin

Orchestra

Chineke! Orchestra

Southbank Centre

Chineke! Orchestra: Haydn, Bologne, Beethoven

London

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Chineke! Orchestra: Poster

Public

Symphony No. 85 in B♭ major

Violin Concerto No. 9 in G Major

Symphony No. 3

Approved

South Bank Centre

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Conductor

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Mezzo-soprano

Singer

Baritone

Contralto

Countertenor

Soprano

Tenor

Bass-baritone

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Just a handful of years before the outbreak of revolution, we meet Haydn revelling in the creative possibilities of a new French commission.

From the grandiose opening of his fourth Paris Symphony, to the fizzing wit of its finale, the composer makes the most of an orchestra over three times the size of his usual ensemble at Eszterháza.

Reportedly a favourite of the soon-to-be-deposed queen Marie Antoinette, the symphony gained the nickname La Reine.

Haydn’s Parisian commissioner was also a dazzling violinist and composer himself, as well as a celebrated fencer.

The concert offers a taste of Joseph Bologne’s virtuosity, with the flair of his G major violin concerto speaking to his prowess as both a composer and performer.

As a man with dual French and Caribbean heritage, Bologne deployed his artistry to fight for his social survival as much as he used it as a means of creative expression.

Despite his close engagement with the highest aristocratic – even royal – circles, he was invigorated by the Revolution’s ethos of social reform, later leading a legion in support of the Republic.

The evening concludes with a work that transformed the classical symphony, catapulting it into the Romantic era. Napoleon’s decision to appoint himself Emperor in Notre Dame Cathedral, the heart of Paris, dashed Beethoven’s hopes that he would realise the democratic ideals of the Revolution.

On hearing the news, the composer scratched out his Third Symphony’s dedication to Napoleon so violently he tore through the manuscript page. But Beethoven’s rebranded Eroica has never lost its revolutionary zeal.

English

Chineke! Orchestra: Haydn, Bologne, Beethoven by Haydn, Bologne Chevalier De Saint-Georges, Beethoven, Frá (2023/2023), South Bank Centre, London, United Kingdom

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