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Listen: Symphony No. 1 in G major – Allegro (1st movement) by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Hear the full performance of Saint-Georges' piece by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rafael Payare.
This piece was written by an 18th Century composer with an extraordinary life story. The son of an enslaved African woman, the Chevalier fought the racism of Parisian society to take the city by storm. He became a champion fencer, virtuoso violinist, famous conductor and the first classical composer of African ancestry.
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