The Concert de la Loge Olympique was a concert company founded in the 1780s by the fermier général Charles Marin de La Haye des Fosses and Count Claude-François-Marie Rigoley. The main conductor was Joseph Bologne de Saint-George.Le Concert de la Loge Olympique sur sites.univ-lyon2.fr (accessdate 6 August 2017)
The orchestra was considered one of the best in Europe and in particular commissioned Joseph Haydn with the so-called "Paris symphonies" (82 to 87). The company ceased all activity in 1789.
Recreation in January 2015, change of name in 2016 Recreated in 2015 at the initiative of the violinist and musical director Julien Chauvin,Announcement of recreation in Un ensemble est né : Le Concert de la Loge Olympique, musicologie.org, (14 January 2015).Julien Chauvin, violoniste et chef – Le Concert de la Loge Olympique renaît on concertclassic.com this formation is intended not only as the heir of the name, but also of the artistic approach of that of the 18th century. The favorite repertoire is the music of the late 18th century, one of its characteristics being the use of period instruments.
But the new musical ensemble was opposed by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, which objected to the use of the term "Olympic". Threatened with legal proceedings if it did not change his name by 11 February 2016, the Concert withdrew its name from the National Institute of Industrial Property by the end of January,Relation de l'"affaire" on Le Figaro (16 February 2016), on the website of France MusiqueNe l’appelez plus "Concert de la Loge Olympique" on France MusiqueLe Concert de la Loge Olympique contraint de changer de nom par le Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français on ResMusica and its website is now the hallmark of the Concert de la Loge.Concert de la Loge A support committee was created, and the orchestra called for public support.
Sources Jean-Luc Quoy-Bodin, "L'orchestre de la Société Olympique en 1786", Revue de Musicologie, vol. 70, No 1 (1984), (pp.|95–107).
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Le Concert de la Loge dans une forme olympique on France Musique Le Concert de la Loge Olympique on aforumfree.com Le retour olympien du Concert de la Loge on Télérama (7 June 2017)