The Chevalier de Saint-George(s) is an exceptional figure. Born in Guadeloupe in the eighteenth century to an aristocrat and an enslaved woman, he received the education of a court gentleman in Paris and went on to become a violinist, fencer, Freemason, participant in the Revolution, conductor, and composer. It is naturally to the violin that he dedicated his finest works. His concertos are marked by a virtuosity that is both unbridled and graceful. Violinist Romuald Grimbert-Barré and the Orchestre national de Cannes pay tribute to this extraordinary life by pairing Bologne’s Op. 5 and Op. 8 concertos with Violin Concerto, “Hommage à Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George,” a new piece for violin and string orchestra by the renowned French-Caribbean composer Thierry Pécou. Using a similar instrumental ensemble to build a bridge between Classical and Contemporary, this juxtaposition brings together two composers of Caribbean origin from different eras.