Courtesies and Comedy: Mozart and Bologne
About This Event
Conductor Jeannette Sorrell leads a program at David Geffen Hall pairing Mozart with works by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint‑Georges, framed by her period‑instrument sensibility. The lineup includes clarinetist Anthony McGill, Doug Fitch, Andy Manjuck and Dorothy James, foregrounding McGill’s ensemble-focused playing and Saint‑Georges’s clean melodic lines alongside Mozart’s classical idiom.
About the Artists
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Chevalier de Saint-Georges, also known as Joseph Bologne, was a French violinist-composer and conductor who moved between the concert stage and military life, and was also known in his time as a fencer and dancer.
Jeannette Sorrell
Jeannette Sorrell is an American conductor and the founder of the period-instrument ensemble Apollo's Fire, known for her interpretations of Baroque and Classical music.
Anthony McGill
Anthony McGill is a clarinetist known in New York for his work as principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, following a long tenure in the same role with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He appears at David Geffen Hall in programs such as Sorrell Conducts Mozart’s Symphony No.
Dorothy James
Dorothy James was an American composer and music educator whose work sits within the classical tradition. In New York City she is associated with appearances at David Geffen Hall, including programs such as “Courtesies and Comedy: Mozart and Bologne.
Andy Manjuck
Andy Manjuck is an individual artist known for his work in the performing arts, though specific details about his contributions or genre are not widely documented.
Doug Fitch
Doug Fitch is an American visual artist and director whose practice moves easily between opera staging, drawing, sculpture, and theatrical design. In New York City he has appeared at David Geffen Hall in family-focused programs with the New York Philharmonic and musicians from the orchestra, including Philharmonic Families events introducing young listeners to brass, winds, and strings.