Both Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn were precocious children who revealed their musical talent early on. Their family fostered their skills; both received piano and counterpoint instruction. Felix was ...

There’s a good chance you’ve heard of Felix Mendelssohn, the famed, wildly prolific 19th-century composer. But what about Fanny? This weekend, forgotten music written by Felix’s older sister Fanny ...

Beloved by Okanagan audiences, pianist Ian Parker returns this time to the podium — to lead a program focused on Felix Mendelssohn. Following last season’s performance of his Italian Symphony, Parker ...

On Sunday, the Parker Quartet performs Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet (Op. 12) in Harvard University’s Paine Hall. Composed in 1829, the quartet has acquired a bit of romantic lore: Mendelssohn ...

The New York Philharmonic under Matthias Pintscher brought dramatic urgency to “Pelleas und Melisande” in commemoration of the composer’s 150th birthday. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim How can you get ...

"Easter Sonata" — a complex four-movement piano composition from 19th-century Germany — could only have been written by Felix Mendelssohn. Or so thought many of the archivists, scholars and musicians ...

A page from Moses Mendelssohn’s original handwritten manuscript of his translation of Jeremiah. (Note that G-d’s name has been redacted from the document to prevent the creation of shemos.) Felix ...

In this 13-part series, pianist, teacher and author David Dubal explores the way the giants of the 19th century wrote for the solo piano. Each one-hour program will focus on a single composer, from ...

In 1829 Felix Mendelssohn visited the Hebrides, a group of islands off the coast of Scotland. This trip inspired him to write his famous “Hebrides Overture”. Now, two Cambridge academics have adapted ...

It's an hour of sisters and brothers on Performance Today. We'll start with two exceptionally close siblings, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn. When Fanny was young, she aspired to be a professional ...

Tyshawn Sorey’s tribute to the Rothko Chapel, a vintage Pavarotti concert and a release from the Berlin Philharmonic are among our selections. The New York Philharmonic under Matthias Pintscher ...