Felix Mendelssohn News

By Mark Kanny , TRIBUNE-REVIEW CLASSICAL MUSIC CRITIC Thursday, November 5, 2009 Last updated: 5:40 pm The Pittsburgh Symphony's program called "Classical Favorites," performed Thursday afternoon, is somewhat misnamed.

This weekend offers options galore when it comes to live, local music in Tulare County, from classical to African gospel.

Skilled soloist Jennifer Frautschi, shown here during a 2008 performance, lent dramatic flair to Schumann's Violin Concerto.

As pianist and scholar Charles Rosen put it simply, Felix Mendelssohn "was the greatest prodigy the history of music has ever known." He was fully formed as a composer by age 16, when he wrote his Op.

Felix Mendelssohn gets credit for a fair number of things: He was one of the folks who more or less resurrected the music of Johann Sebastian Bach from the dustbin of history, but he also wrote a goodly number of piano scores and created the incidental music for Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - including the famous "Wedding March," ...

KOCHI: Classical music has a lot to celebrate this year. With the 200th birth anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn and the 200th death anniversary of Franz Joseph being commemorated this year, a globally acclaimed South African musician duo are in the city to weave their magic with the works of these legendary musicians.

What would dinner conversation be like with Felix Mendelssohn? Get an idea at the October installment of free monthly music lectures by Paul M. Somers, sponsored by the Bay-Atlantic Symphony.

Pianist Nino Cocchiarella made a triumphant appearance with his hometown orchestra, showing why he deserves to rank among the favorite sons of the city.

Anna Polonsky and Orion Weiss brought an unusual and stimulating program of piano to Hahn Hall on Friday as the second offering of Camerata Pacificaa TMs 2009-10 season.

When discussing classical musical prodigies, two stand above the rest - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn.

Pianist and composer Heather Schmidt was in Fairview last week for a performance on Friday evening and a performance anxiety workshop on Saturday morning.

The Monmouth Conservatory of Music and the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present a classical piano concert at 7:30 p.m. today.

British monarchy going down the tube. Topic started by dost_mittar on Oct 14, 2009 8:38:39 am Queen organizes Bollywood dance at Buckingham Palace Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom has invited Bollywood dancers for a first-ever such performance at Buckingham Palace in London, according to reports.

Hilbert Circle Theatre; Oct. 8-10. After strongly ingratiating himself with its players in last season's final concert, Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena appeared again on last weekend's Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra podium for a somewhat less than galvanizing evening.

Hailing from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States, nine contestants moved on to the final round in the Chinese International Piano Competition this Saturday at the Gerald W. Lynch auditorium.

With his family's shrewd adoption of the Lutheran faith, it was far from an empty gesture for Felix Mendelssohn, the musical genius of a prominent German-Jewish family, to write a symphony commemorating the founding of Protestantism 300 years earlier.

Marking a bicentennial year for both classical composer Joseph Haydn and early Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn, the MU School of Music is celebrating with a series of concerts and lectures from Oct.

According to music director Steven Lipsitt, Leslie Parnas is "one of those world-class artists who just happen to live here.'' The award-winning musician, often referred to as Pablo Casals's favorite cellist, happens to be featured when the Boston Classical Orchestra opens its 30th season tonight in a program honoring the bicentennials of Felix ...

Invites enthusiastic, dedicated singers, who can follow music from a score, to join; no audition required.

Submitted by Peter F. Chase on 2009-09-09.   The route from America to Paris and back will be the theme of a concert being held at the Plainville Public Library by Peter and Maryjane Peluso.