Andrew Mellor compares recordings of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.5, the ‘Reformation’. It was written to mark the 300th anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession in 1530 ...

About Tonight's Concert This evening, meet the composer-in-residence, Jörg Widmann, as he both conducts and performs on the ...

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Experience the Mendelssohn Octet live at the free Chamber Classics event in Cape Girardeau on Dec. 1, hosted by the Southeast ...

Mendelssohn is one of the 'Sunshine Composers' who, like Rossini and Saint-Saëns, wrote effortless, life-enhancing, optimistic music. 'Felix' is the Latin for 'happy' an auspicious choice for it ...