Mendelssohn News

In 1829 Felix Mendelssohn established himself as a major figure in the effort to revive interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach by organizing a performance of Bach's BWV 244 setting of the Passion text from the Gospel of Matthew, composed in 1727.

In August of 1819, Anton Schindler, Beethoven's friend, visited the composer one afternoon to find a typical late Beethovian scene.

George Bernard Shaw slammed it as "despicable oratorio-mongering" and the "prostitution of Mendelssohn's great genius to this lust for threatening and vengeance, doom and wrath". George Bernard Shaw slammed it as \"despicable oratorio-mongering\" and the \"prostitution of Mendelssohn's great genius to this lust for threatening and vengeance, doom ... (more)

But that doesn't cover a chamber orchestra's breadth of repertoire, from baroque to modern pieces, nor the kind of nuanced playing and ensemble communication that Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond and a number of his MSO colleagues brought to chamber orchestra repertoire for Monday evening's Frankly Music program.

The Maine Highlands Classical Trio will perform at the Congregational Church in Dover-Foxcroft on Friday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. to benefit the church's fuel assistance fund.

It is a known fact that no conductor can ever interpret/perform a work precisely the way a composer imagined it.

The Daedalus Quartet returns to Charleston Saturday for a concert sponsored by the Charleston Chamber Music Society.

The oratorio is full of dramatic effects -- not just the crowd's cries to the false gods of Baal, but also the more contemplative moments such as the prophet's sorrowing aria "It Is Enough." An unadorned concert performance can conjure up movie-like images of the story from famine and lamentation at the start to the final rejoicing in the Lord.

Under Dr. Robert Lamb's direction, 180 members of the Brevard Community Chorus, Brevard Choral and the Brevard Community College Concert Choir join forces in "Elijah," the Mendelssohn oratorio about the Old Testament prophet.

Orchestral whimsy and theatrical thrills -- including the bite of a particularly nasty shark -- top this week's entertainment bill.

Baritone Lee Snook, director of the vocal division at Washburn University, will sing the title role of Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah" when major segments of it are performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday in White Concert Hall at the President's Concert featuring the Washburn Symphony Orchestra and Combined Chorus.

As a part of the SunTrust Classical Series, the Nashville Symphony will present Mendelssohn 's ' Elijah ' at the Schermerhorn, performing from May 9-11, 2013.

The mismatched lovers of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" are Demetrius , Helena , Lysander and Hermia .

Risa Gary Kaplowitz knows something about dreams. Years ago, Kaplowitz and Susan Jaffe had the idea for a dance company targeted to the young people of Central Jersey.

"Elijah" is in the air, and not just because God has taken the prophet up to heaven in a whirlwind.

Starring Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Amanda Seyfried and Topher Grace.

"The queen of violin" Anne-Sophie Mutter will be in Korea on June 14 with a troupe of her protgs to show off the essence of violin virtuosity.