Cold case, l'affaire Leclair

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Cold Case, l'affaire Leclair

J-M Leclair: extracts from the Violin Concertos Op.7 Nos.1, 4 and 5, Suite of dances from Scylla and Glaucus, Sonata Op.5 No.6 "Le tombeau"

A Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in A minor RV 419, Concerto in G minor RV 495

F Francoeur: Simphonies pour le festin Royal de Monseigneur le comte D'Artois (Simphonies for the Royal feast of Monseigneur the Count of Artois)

P Locatelli: Concert XI in C minor Op.1

Minori Deguchi, violin solo
Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu
Franck-Emmanuel Comte, direction and harpsichord

On stage:
10 instrumentalists (strings, bassoon and continuo)

Screenplay: Luc Hernandez
Criminology consultant: Amos Frappa
Illustration: Mathieu Rebière

Between criminology and musical discovery, a surprising baroque cluedo

As the saying goes, "music softens the soul". Does it?

It has to be said that some dark legends sometimes accompany the careers of great names in Baroque music. Stradella was stabbed in bed by a jealous husband, Gesualdo had his wife murdered with her lover... and many others.

Jean-Marie Leclair, meanwhile, was found by his gardener in his Paris home one early morning in 1764, pierced by three blows from a dagger. So who killed this brilliant composer and violinist, born in Lyon in 1697? His ex-wife, whom he had just left, or a turbulent nephew? The gardener or a jealous colleague? What is the role of the sulphurous Duc de Gramont, his 'protector'? The investigation, which was fairly thorough for its time, has never revealed the true background to this murder, which was strange in more ways than one.

This "cold case" is the starting point for our project: mixing the works of Jean-Marie Leclair with those of his contemporaries, we will discover the musical identity of this genius, still too little known by the general public. But will we also discover the identity of his murderer? Anecdotes and investigative elements will complete this sound portrait in the form of an enquiry, in which the public will be invited to take part.

 

As part of the Quais du Polar festival. Quais du Polar

Collaborating in the creation of this project: Amos Frappa, teacher-researcher, Luc Hernandez, editor-in-chief of Exit Mag and radio producer on RCF, and Mathieu Rebière, cartoonist

Conférence "Réouverture du dossier Leclair"

By Amos Frappa, lecturer and researcher, and Commissaire Divisionnaire Pierre Pascaud, Chief of Staff at the Service National de la Police Scientifique.

What if we reopened one of the oldest cold cases in history? The Leclair case, one of the great mysteries of the 18th century, would perhaps reveal some of its secrets if the forensic police were to use their methods, whether fingerprinting, ultraviolet light or forensic entomology. But who exactly were these scientific police officers, and how did they differ from the investigators of the 18th century? Answers to these questions will be provided by a historian and a member of the prestigious Service National de la Police Scientifique.

Thursday 4 April
18h
Salle Sainte-Hélène, 10 rue Sainte-Hélène 69002 Lyon
Gratuite sur réservation à communication@concert-hosteldieu.com
Conférence donnée avant le concert Cold case, l'affaire Leclair du jeudi 4 avril

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