Viola da Gamba Player

Felix showed exceptional talent as both a pianist and composer at a very young age. He gave his first public appearance as a soloist for Dussek’s “Military” Concerto at the age of nine. By the age of twelve, he was taken to give a performance of music by Bach and Mozart for the famed poet Goethe, with whom he developed a lasting friendship. Indeed, it is said that the third movement Scherzo of Mendelssohn’s String Octet in E-flat Major, was inspired by Goethe’s poem, “Walpurgis Night’s Dream”. Felix continued to develop as a composer in his youth under the tutelage of Carl Frederich Zelter.  He wrote five operas and eleven symphonies, among other works, before reaching adulthood.

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Mendelssohn Octet

Carnegie Hall

Experience the virtuosic prowess of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble in a program of some of Antonio Vivaldi’s most evocative and dynamic concertos.

Vivaldi Virtuosi

Romantic guitarist Adam Cockerham joins ACO strings in a performance of the well-known Boccherini String Quintet in C, with its famous Passacaille movement. Also performed is a lively Vivaldi string concerto.

Midtown Concerts presents American Classical Orchestra

St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church - The Actors' Chapel

Concluding a season-long celebration of women composers, OSL presents a program of songs and piano works by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and her brother Felix Mendelssohn with pianist David Fung and soprano Liv Redpath, making her much-anticipated return after debuting with OSL last season.

Mendelssohns Salon

Kaufman Music Center

Originally composed for the short film of the same name by artist Jyll Bradley, Woman Holding a Balance evokes the interplay of light, space, and geometry through the medium of the string quartet. Musical cycles, metamorphosis, and the “self” surge forth in Strange Loops, inspired by the 2007 book I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter. Rounding out the program is the much-loved Septet by Ludwig van Beethoven. Filled with youthful exuberance, this chamber music classic shows the composer on the verge of his early symphonic successes and command of musical vivacity.

Viola da Gamba Player

David Cerutti

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 8, 2026

Genius · American Classical Orchestra

Past events

Mar 28, 2025

Mendelssohn Octet · American Classical Orchestra

Dec 13, 2023

Vivaldi Virtuosi · Orchestra of St. Luke's

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