It doesn’t – or shouldn’t – take bicentenary celebrations to remind us that, when he was on form, Mendelssohn was a very good composer. The Violin Concerto, the Midsummer Night’s Dream music, the ...

If one has even a tiny space in the heart for pity, it may well be reserved for the changing fortunes of composer Felix Mendelssohn, especially after his death. The darling of the German and English ...

In observance of the 200th anniversary of the birth of noted composer Felix Mendelssohn, Rochester Institute of Technology is presenting a performance of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2, “Hymn of Praise.

Written to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the invention of the Gutenberg printing press, Mendelssohn’s "Lobegesang" is a healthy nod to Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony. Mendelssohn used the ...

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra is set to present its inaugural performance of Mendelssohn’s symphony-cantata, "Lobgesang" ("Hymn of Praise"), at the Southern Theatre on January 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. The ...