Sir, – Thank you for Derek Scally’s atmospheric piece on Felix Mendelssohn and his house (An Irishman’s Diary, November 20th). There is a small Irish connection to the house. In mid-January ...

Felix Mendelssohn was born on February 3, 1809 in Hamburg and grew up in Berlin. In Leipzig, he founded the first German music conservatory, and the city has just seen the reopening of its ...

Listen to the opening of Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet, as played by Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky and friends on the irresistible recording they made in 1961 at the old Elvis-haunted RCA ...

Leipzig has been a city for 1,000 years, managing to beautifully preserve its history without getting stuck in the past. Once home to music legends Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and ...

Once trapped in communist East Germany, bustling Leipzig is now a city of business and of culture. It’s also a city of great history – Martin Luther, Goethe, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix ...

In 1841 Mendelssohn made an ill-advised move to Berlin, where the culture of political squabbling quickly reduced him to a state of nervous exhaustion, but within a year Fanny could happily report ...

For her new disc, Mutter traveled to Mendelssohn's old stomping ground, Leipzig, to the site where the concerto premiered in 1845. ... In his day, Felix Mendelssohn was a star.

Leipzig Nazis Ask Removal of Mendelssohn Statue. October 8, 1936. ... Local Nazi newspapers today joined in demanding removal of the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdi statue from the Municipal Hall.

Felix Mendelssohn News. Top News // 7 years ago. The Almanac. On Feb. 3, 1924, Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, died in Washington at the age of 67.

The King of Saxony gave his permission and the Leipzig Conservatory opened in April 1843, with Mendelssohn and Schumann teaching piano and composition, and Ferdinand David in charge of the violin ...

Felix Mendelssohn was still alive when the New York Philharmonic was founded in 1842. ... The Leipzig Conservatory has been renamed in honor of its founder, the Mendelssohn Conservatory.

Mendelssohn House, Among the greatest European conductors and composers of the 19th century, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wielded immense influence on the music scene and is credited with ...