Composer

Beethoven's piano sonatas are one of the absolute monuments, not only in piano literature, but in classical music as a whole. At the concert in Mogens Dahl Concert Hall, Fujita performs Beethoven's first piano sonata, where he still stands on the shoulders of Haydn and Mozart, but heralds what is to come.

Mao Fujita

Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

The celebrated Yorkshire pianist, Sarah Beth Briggs, makes her fourth visit to the series with another festive programme of simple and sparkling pieces. She begins with Scarlatti’s ‘Pastorale’ sonata, whose melody comes from an old Neapolitan Christmas song, and four of Mendelssohn’s charming song-like Christmas pieces. Debussy’s famous Suite looks back to the courtly dances of the French Baroque and includes the stunning Clair de Lune. Tchaikovsky portrays a jovial Troika ride in November and the pure joy of Christmas, before Sarah’s programme ends with one of Mendelssohn’s finest piano works: 17 variations, full of energy and passion.

EPSG:4326

Sunday Piano Series: Sarah Beth Briggs

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Felix Mendelssohn composed his monumental oratorio Elijah in 1846, at the height of his career. The work combines the grandeur of Handel and Bach with Mendelssohn’s Romantic refinement. Dramatic choral passages, intimate arias, and virtuosic ensembles alternate in a score that vividly portrays the struggles and spirituality of the prophet Elijah.

[Mendelssohn’s Elijah]

Queen Elisabeth Hall

Mendelssohn's charming double concerto with the superb Ezra Duo, an expressive Canadian tribute to Caribbean history and a bouquet of Christmas favourites

Baroque and Beyond

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts

Enjoy festive music from Mexico, Ukraine, Canada, South Africa, Estonia, as well as traditional Celtic favourites, in a kaleidoscopic programme showcasing the rich tapestry of global Christmas music.

Christmas Around the World

Smith Square Hall

Already in the 1970s, Semyon Bychkov – among the most esteemed and respected conductors of our time – left Russia for the United States. Many musicians, composers, authors and academics have undertaken similar journeys in search of a creative home. One such figure is the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, whose much-loved Ninth Symphony From the New World was written during his time as a professor of composition in the US. In this symphony, Dvořák allows the musical roots of his beloved Bohemia to meet the sounds of Native American traditions.

Nobel Prize Concert

Stockholm City Hall

Mozart's piano trios are true gems of the Viennese Classical period: Light, elegant, and with a touch of humor, they showcase the brilliant side of the composer. His music radiates lightness, without ever being superficial - a delight for all who love classical music or want to discover it anew. Clara Schumann brings her own unique voice to the concert with her piano trio. Her music is poetic, passionate, and deeply moving - a glimpse into the emotional world of one of the most outstanding female musicians of the 19th century. Finally, Mendelssohn Bartholdy brings energy and drama to the room. His piano trio sparkles with melodious liveliness. It's no wonder that this work is among the most beloved in chamber music.

Mozart, Schumann, Mendelssohn

Palace of Culture

Holiday Choral by Candlelight 2025

Mission San Rafael Arcángel

The Macmillan Carol Concert returns this December with an evening of joyful music, stirring performances, and festive spirit – all in support of Macmillan Cancer Support.

With a glittering line-up of musicians and special guests, this much-loved event promises heart and harmony in equal measure, making it the perfect way to start your Christmas season.

The Macmillan Carol Concert

Cadogan Hall 

The 29th Made in Prague Festival concludes in grand style with a gala celebrating Czech violin virtuoso Pavel Šporcl, whose expressive artistry and dazzling technique have enthralled audiences worldwide.

Made in Prague Festival Finale with Pavel Šporcl

Holy Sepulchre Church

The Gothenburg Concert Choir, with its 150 singers, begins the Christmas season this year singing in an all-inclusive, ecumenical spirit for people’s right to live in peace, respectful of all differences. We start the concert with atmospheric Christmas carols and organ music. After an appeal to God to hear our prayer, we will perform The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace to emphasize our message.

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace 

Göteborgs Symfoniker

Antoine Tamestit : Chamber orchestra

Prinzregententheater

Guest performance

Dvorana Union

Musikverein

Forum am Schlosspark

Gasteig HP8

Meistersingerhalle

We are absolutely delighted to perform for you the world première of a new composition by Dominic McGonigal — ‘Sunset at Sea’. Dominic’s work has been described as having “great textures and a perfect sense of spacing and pacing” and his ‘Ave Maris Stella Takes Flight’ recently won the Palimpsest Competition at Canterbury Cathedral.

After training as a chorister, Dominic read music at King’s College, Cambridge where he sang bass in King’s Chapel Choir. He found his voice as a composer with his 'Missa Et Incarnatus Est', a large work for 8-part choir, soloists and small orchestra. These days he combines a career in the music business with performing and conducting, including appointments as musical director of COMA Voices, Stoneleigh Choral Society, the Church of St Anselm & St Cecilia in Holborn, Opera Spezzata, EJMS Big Band and St Giles Consort …. and as for this piece, you’ll just have to come and hear it for yourself.

Where the Water Flows...

All Saints Ecclesall

Experience Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” Symphony, a triumphant celebration of faith and unity. Its majestic themes, including the stirring “Dresden Amen” and powerful finale built around Martin Luther’s hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”, create an unforgettable journey of resilience and hope that will leave audiences inspired.

Mendelssohn’s Reformation

Meridian Arts Centre

Isabelle Faust, one of the most impressive violinists of our time, sums it up: "It's always about conveying the magic of music in the moment." The current "Artist in Residence" of the WDR Symphony Orchestra presents Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Violin Concerto in this concert. The work has everything that makes the hearts of music fans beat faster: warming lyricism, breathtaking virtuosity, and intoxicating sonic splendor. Robert Schumann was a close friend of Mendelssohn. Isabelle Faust also interprets his exciting violin fantasy, before Schubert's mysterious "Unfinished" concludes the concert, conducted by the British conductor Andrew Manze.

Longing - Isabelle Faust & Mendelssohn

Museum Ludwig

After winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition at the age of 18, Akiko Suwanai has become a violinist of global acclaim. Following a strident opening with the overture from Verdi’s opera The Force of Destiny, her performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is sure to be a highlight. Spirited and technically demanding, the work is a real showcase for the instrument.

Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

The Bridgewater Hall

Violin virtuoso Akiko Suwanai joins Kahchun Wong for Tchaikovsky’s characterful Violin Concerto. After winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition at the age of 18, Akiko Suwanai has become a violinist of global acclaim. Following a strident opening with the overture from Verdi’s opera The Force of Destiny, her performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is sure to be a highlight. Spirited and technically demanding, the work is a real showcase for the instrument. Mendelssohn wrote his Fourth Symphony after a trip to Italy in 1830. The work is a series of affectionate musical impressions of the country, each movement evoking Mediterranean sunshine, rolling countryside and monumental architecture.

The Hallé – Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

Prodigies transcend centuries, but ultra-talented siblings are rare. Think Mozart, Mendelssohn, or today, the Jussens – wunderkinder whose virtuosity and charm have captured hearts worldwide. Together with Tugan Sokhiev and the acclaimed Munich Philharmonic, they bring Poulenc’s playful Double Concerto to life, a lyrical duet with echoes of Mozart and Ravel. In stark contrast, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony offers symphonic drama at its peak. From the thunderous ‘Fate’ fanfare to its soul-stirring finale, this monumental work promises an unforgettable evening of musical brilliance.

Munich Philharmonic and the Jussen brothers

Welcome to Rome, where your guide will be Milanese Daniele Gatti. Admire, on your left, Berlioz sketching a multicolored Carnival, with themes taken from his opera Benvenuto Cellini . A little further on, see Mendelssohn moved by landscapes, ruins and nature in his " Italian " Symphony. Finally, linger at the Villa Borghese and the Trevi Fountain, thanks to Respighi's Pines and Fountains , odes to the Eternal City and small treatises of orchestral flavor. Grazie mille , National Orchestra.

Roman Carnival / Daniele Gatti

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

ATTACCA Concert: Great Romanticism

Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding

It’s been twenty years since Aurora Orchestra tore up the rule book and made its name worldwide as a boundary-breaking ensemble, creating extraordinary musical experiences by incorporating drama and choreography and making even the most familiar classical works feel new-minted by performing them entirely from memory.

Aurora Orchestra

‘In the evening twilight we went today to the palace were Queen Mary lived and loved’ wrote Felix Mendelssohn from Edinburgh in 1829, after visiting the ruins of Holyrood. ‘I think I have found there the beginning of my ‘Scottish’ Symphony.’ Though much has changed in 196 years, there’s still no more melodious – or poetic – musical portrait of Scotland as seen through the eyes of one of music’s supreme Romantics. Conductor Antony Hermus brings a fresh perspective to Mendelssohn’s highland fling, setting it against the sea spray and howling gales of Wagner’s great musical seascape, and joining the wonderful British contralto Jess Dandy in Elgar’s Sea Pictures – five songs filled with surging waves and surprisingly dark passions. Thought you knew Elgar? Think again…

Mendelssohn, Elgar and Wagner

“In the evening twilight we went today to the palace were Queen Mary lived and loved,” wrote Felix Mendelssohn from Edinburgh in 1829, after visiting the ruins of Holyrood. “I think I have found there the beginning of my ‘Scottish’ Symphony.” Though much has changed in 196 years, there’s still no more melodious – or poetic – musical portrait of Scotland as seen through the eyes of one of music’s supreme Romantics.

Conductor Antony Hermus brings a fresh perspective to Mendelssohn’s highland fling, setting it against the sea spray and howling gales of Wagner’s great musical seascape, and joining the wonderful British contralto Jess Dandy in Elgar’s Sea Pictures – five songs filled with surging waves and surprisingly dark passions. Thought you knew Elgar? Think again…

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

As one of the most original and prolific composers of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten left behind a particularly extensive and rich oeuvre. In 1962/63, he composed a "Symphony for Cello and Orchestra" for Mstislav Rostropovich, distinguished by the equal treatment of solo and tutti, which unfold in virtuoso interplay. Britain, in this case Scotland, became a source of inspiration for the young Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, whose Scottish Symphony  grew out of a lasting travel experience in the Nordic landscape and culture and remains one of his major works. Highly Romantic scenery is brought to life, carried by orchestral sounds rich in form and color.

Symphony Concert III

Bebelplatz

Nothing lifts the spirits quite like the opening of Mendelssohn’s symphony, which bursts into life with an irrepressible energy that could lift you off your feet. The composer once referred to it as ‘blue sky in A major’ and these postcards in sound from an epic 10-month foreign tour seem drenched in Mediterranean sunshine. Prokofiev’s concerto, written on the cusp of his resettlement in the Soviet Union, melds exquisite surface beauty with dark foreboding in his gripping, emotionally-charged concerto, performed by Chloë Hanslip. And to open, Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte, inspired by a performance of a Haydn string quartet.

Mendelssohn 4 – UK Tour

Saffron Hall

Across the Sea

Warren Woods Middle School

Heartsong: Mendelssohn, Guo, & Rachmaninoff

University of Kentucky

Gilbert Kalish and the Viano Quartet

Drew University

Journey through the sweeping landscapes of Romanticism in this evocative program of Mendelssohn and Brahms. The concert opens with Felix Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides, a musical postcard from the rugged Scottish coast. The mood turns inward with Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto in E minor, a work of lyrical intimacy and soaring virtuosity, performed by 2024 McArthur Grant Fellow Johnny Gandelsman. After intermission, we plunge into the profound depths of Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, his final and most introspective symphony—an autumnal masterpiece that blends classical form with searing emotion.

Ebb and Flow

Ithaca College

Ashley Hall-Tighe is an internationally acclaimed trumpeter known for her warm tone, expressive artistry, and dynamic performances on stages from the Sydney Opera House to Beijing’s NCPA. A former touring member of Canadian Brass, she is a sought-after soloist, chamber musician, and educator.

Masterworks: Italian Impressions

Lenoir-Rhyne University

The SCO’s internationally renowned Wind Soloists join forces with some of Scotland’s most accomplished young players for a kaleidoscopic concert of wit and wild imagination – with Mozart rediscovered amid some distinctively Scottish landscapes.

Carmina Gadelica

The Queen's Hall

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Holy Trinity Church St Andrews

Beloved violinist William Hagen returns to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, alongside Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 and Haydn’s delightful Sinfonia Concertante, featuring four LSO musicians.

Mendelssohn & Beethoven

Lancaster Country Day School

Get ready to be swept away on a whirlwind tour of Classical brilliance! We open with Mozart’s effervescent Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, where playful melodies sparkle and trumpets herald mischief and romance. Next, bask in the sunlit beauty of Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major—two of his most lyrical voices entwining in graceful dialogue, serenading you with elegant charm and delicate virtuosity. Finally, Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony takes you straight to the bustling piazzas and sun-drenched hills of 19th‑century Italy: its joyous rhythms, lyrical serenades, and triumphant finale will leave you dancing in your seat. Join us for an evening of pure delight—Mozart’s wit, warmth, and wonder, capped by Mendelssohn’s radiant celebration of la dolce vita!

MozART and More

University of South Carolina

University/U30 concert

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto sings with elegance and life. This meticulous yet passionate piece takes you on a heartfelt journey of discovery.

MediaCityUK

Mendelssohn Bartholdy Tchaikovsky

The Concertgebouw

For more than ten years, the Montpellier Occitanie National Orchestra has been developing a close partnership with the Cité des Arts – Regional Conservatory of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.

Tuba in light

La Cité des Arts

Opéra Comédie

The Galilee Chamber Orchestra is a groundbreaking ensemble, the first professional orchestra in Israel comprising of Jewish and Arab musicians. Under the direction of Chief Conductor Saleem Ashkar, they're joined by prodigious pianist Bruce Liu, noted for his "magician's fingers and soul of integrity" (Le Monde).

Galilee Chamber Orchestra

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

The Opera Orchestra's Midis Musicales are always a great success with audiences. These short concerts (from 45 minutes to 1 hour) are presented in a warm and friendly atmosphere and will surprise you with the richness of the offerings!

Midi Musical | Montpellier Occitanie National Opera Choir

For 60 years, the Musicians from Marlboro touring program has brought memorable performances from Vermont’s legendary chamber music school and festival to national audiences. The first of three Marlboro touring ensembles this season is led by Lysander Trio violinist Itamar Zorman. Their program features Britten’s Phantasy for string trio and oboe, his first work to gain major international recognition, as well as Shostakovich’s introspective, sardonic, and elegiac String Quartet No. 8, a work dedicated to the victims of war and fascism. The program concludes with the youthful brilliance of the 16-year-old Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quintet in A Major.

Musicians from Marlboro I

 Benjamin Franklin Hall

Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2

Artis–Naples

Listen

Washington Center for the Performing Arts

Greatly admired for his years with the Beaux Arts Trio and the Guarneri Quartet, cellist Peter Wiley makes his annual PCMS appearance—this time in recital with Anna Polonsky, “a chamber musician of exceptional refinement” (New York Times). At the heart of this concert are two masterpieces for cello and piano by Brahms and Mendelssohn. Brahms’s first cello sonata has its roots firmly planted in the music of the past—almost as if he was turning his back on his wild, young self. Mendelssohn’s second cello sonata also demonstrates the pathos of the Romantic period, while remaining grounded in the tenets of Classicism inherited from Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven

Peter Wiley, cello Anna Polonsky, piano

Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah is a dramatic and moving portrayal of the life of the prophet Elijah – filled with magnificent choral passages, heartfelt arias and powerful musical contrasts. The work is full of drama, from stormy celestial phenomena to deeply personal prayers, and has thrilled audiences since its premiere in 1846.


When we perform this monumental oratorio in 2025, it will be with a connoisseur of the genre at the helm: Matthias Janz. As one of the most experienced conductors in the choral and oratorio repertoire, he has been an invaluable partner for the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra for years and has contributed to shaping its artistic profile. They say that being outside is good, but being at home is best. South Jutland and South Schleswig are our musical home turf, where we have shared countless great experiences with audiences over the years. But this time we are also looking forward to presenting Elias in one of Germany's most famous concert halls – the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg.

The trip goes to Hamburg with Janz

Alsion Concert Hall

German House

RPO: Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty

Eastman Theatre

Journey through a night of vivid storytelling. Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari opens with mystical energy, inspired by the sacred blue deer of the Huichol people. The Chicago Tribune deems Karen Gomyo “a first-rate artist of vitality, brilliance, and intensity”, tackling Mendelssohn’s soaring Violin Concerto. De Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2 brims with fiery Spanish rhythms, while Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite enchants with its fairy-tale splendor.

Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty

Trio Azura was founded in 2022 at the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. The ensemble consists of Canadian violinist Duncan McDougall, South Korean cellist Yejin Hong, and Chinese pianist Yanfeng (Tony) Bai. They are the Ensemble in Residence at Colburn, studying under faculty members Jonathan Brown, Fabio Bidini, Martin Beaver, and Clive Greensmith. The Trio won the Grand Prize and Gold Medal at the 51st Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. In addition, they received the Lift Every Voice Prize for the best performance of a work by an underrepresented composer, as well as the Horszowski Trio Prize. They are also prize winners at the Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China.

Trio Azura

Los Angeles Harbor College

Pacific Unitarian Church

From Schubert in the early 19th century to Sibelius 100 years later, the Romantic composers were fascinated by the strange and the exotic, by the unfamiliar and the otherworldly. Mendelssohn travelled to the remote Atlantic islands of Scotland where he was inspired to write his Hebrides overture, mimicking the sound of the sea and the wailing of ancient bagpipes. In his violin concerto, Sibelius caught the incantations of Finnish folk music and the wailing of wind in the northern forests. And Schubert’s last and greatest symphony was considered so long and so strange by his contemporaries, it lay unperformed for years. Now it is one of the central works of Western classical music. As Robert Schumann wrote, after its first performance: “This symphony opens an entirely new world to us, producing such an effect on us as none has produced since Beethoven”.

Tales of Enchantment: Hadelich Plays Sibelius

Jacobs Music Center

When the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig visits Antwerp, musical magic is guaranteed. Under the baton of the celebrated Andris Nelsons, this world-renowned orchestra delivers a programme of both refinement and emotional depth. Haydn’s The Philosopher opens contemplatively, blending serenity with subtle wisdom. Star pianist Seong-Jin Cho, Chopin Competition winner, brings Mendelssohn’s sparkling Piano Concerto No. 1 to life with technical brilliance and poetic charm. The evening crescendos with Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, a romantic masterpiece of grand melodies and profound emotion. Don’t miss this legendary orchestra in the stunning Elisabeth Hall – where history, class, and tradition unite.

Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

The Basel Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1984, has captured global attention with its versatility on period and modern instruments. Felix Mendelssohn’s youthful string symphonies frame its exploration of two Bach concertos with Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang, praised by The Times for her ‘vividly emotional’ playing, as soloist.

Bach and Felix Mendelssohn

Wigmore Hall

Take a sweeping musical voyage with Echoes from the Isles: Mendelssohn & Beach, a vibrant evening of orchestral storytelling presented by the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra on Friday, November 14, 2025 at 8pm at the Arts and Culture Centre. Conducted by the ever-charismatic Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and presented byRed Door Hearing, part of HearingLife, this concert is part of the NSO’s Masterworks Series.

Echoes from the Isles: Mendelssohn & Beach

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Eroica kicks off the 25/26 Masterworks Season in Capitol Theater, encapsulating the timeless beauty of classical music. We welcome back guest violinist Vladyslava Luchenko to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, whose captivating performance will infuse the stage with emotional depth and brilliance. The evening begins with Rautavaara’s Suite for Strings, a work filled with lush textures and evocative melodies and concludes with Beethoven’s groundbreaking Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major ‘Eroica’. With its sweeping energy and bold sound, the Eroica Symphony celebrates the triumph of the human spirit.

Eroica

Overture Center for the Arts

An exuberant joie de vivre characterizes Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Symphony No. 4, which he began composing in Rome and Naples. Franz Schubert's budget never allowed a trip to Italy—but at least Italian opera was performed in Vienna. He supposedly bet his friends that he could compose overtures as lively as Rossini's, and subsequently created the overture "in the Italian style." Busoni's brilliant comedy overture also follows in the tradition of Rossini, but uses a late-Romantic orchestra, while Richard Strauss wrote his melancholic, serene oboe concerto for a deliberately small ensemble.

Italy!

Stadttheater Klagenfurt

Pure Romanticism! In the first part of this Mitten im Orchester concert, the celebrated Salzburg soloist Christine-Maria Höller shines with virtuoso solo parts and touchingly expressive melodies from Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto - a symbiosis of technical sophistication and emotional depth.

Romanticism from Hollywood & Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

BAUAkademie Salzburg

Ottensamer, Soltani & Bax

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Darkly theatrical, vivacious, and bold, Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni launches the concert in dramatic style. Ruth Gipps’ Seascape follows, a musical portrait of shifting tides, windswept coastlines, and broad horizons.

Mendelssohn’s Italian

The RCS Chamber Orchestra return to the Stevenson Hall, under the baton of Donnie Deacon. The concert opens with two works written when both their composers were just 17: Mendelssohn’s Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with its magical depictions of fluttering fairy wings and scampering feet (and Bottom’s comedic brays); and Mozart’s Symphony No.25, composed in 1773.

RCS Chamber Orchestra

This award-winning ensemble made its New York debut in 2022 and returns now with works by Reena Esmail, Felix Mendelssohn, and Johannes Brahms.

Schneider Concerts Presents | Abeo Quartet

The New School

In 2025, we celebrate the 200th anniversary of one of the most exuberant and masterfully crafted works in the chamber music repertoire. Written when Mendelssohn was just 16, the Octet is a dazzling showcase of youthful energy, lyrical beauty, and intricate interplay, requiring eight musicians to blend with the precision of a single voice. With the Miró Quartet’s seasoned artistry and the Isidore Quartet’s fresh dynamism, this collaboration promises to bring out the Octet’s electrifying brilliance, from its soaring melodies to its breathtaking fugue. With warmth, virtuosity, and sheer joy, the Miró and Isidore artists will highlight why this work remains a cornerstone of the string ensemble repertoire.

The Mendelssohn Octet: The Miró Quartet & Isidore String Quartet

Clayton State University

Mozart & Mendelssohn

Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campus

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Hemmens Auditorium

We begin this evening's concert with renowned American composer, Jennifer Higdon. Written in 1999, Blue Cathedral was commissioned for the 75th anniversary of the Curtis Institute.  Titles of musical compositions are often—most often it can seem—misleading, but this one is singularly apt.  Cast in a single short movement of lush, soothing cascades of orchestra sound, the over-used descriptor, “shimmering,” is more than apropos in this case.  Imaginative scoring for strings and delicate percussion—including exotic bells and water glasses—are the foundation for an evocation of the atmosphere of the title.  Short motives from various wind instruments provide aphoristic commentaries throughout, but generally without what would call “tunes.”  The whole weft of sound seems to gently and constantly float upward without having to start all over at the “bottom.”  It’s a remarkable and sensual musical experience, and justly deserves its popularity as perhaps the composer’s most performed composition.

Gandelsman Returns!

Newport Performing Arts Center

Transcend borders, cultures, and traditions in a concert that spans the globe. Your journey begins with Clarice Assad’s Baião ‘n Blues, a delightful opener that blends Brazilian rhythms with echoes of American blues. Pianist, Joyce Yang takes center stage with Grieg’s audience favorite Piano Concerto in A minor, a blend of lyrical beauty, classical form, and fiery virtuosity. The program concludes with Mendelssohn’s effervescent Italian Symphony, capturing the vibrant culture of Italy.

Mendelssohn's Italian

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts

22-year-old American pianist Maxim Lando has been lauded by The New York Times for his “brilliance and infectious exuberance.” He joins the PSO for performances of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s rarely-heard Piano Concerto No. 2. Felix Mendelssohn described his fourth symphony, inspired by the sights and sounds of Italy, as a “blue sky in A major.” Gioachino Rossini’s sparkling overture to L’italiana in Algeri marks the composer’s first foray into comic opera.

Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky

Princeton University

In this program, we hear music that transcends borders, cultures, and traditions. Our global journey begins with Clarice Assad’s Baião n’ Blues, a delightful opener that blends Brazilian rhythms with echoes of American blues. Pianist Joyce Yang takes center stage with Grieg’s audience favorite Piano Concerto in A minor, a blend of lyrical beauty, classical form, and fiery virtuosity. The program concludes with Mendelssohn’s effervescent Italian Symphony, capturing the vibrant culture of Italy.

Boise State University

Step into a world of deep shadows and blazing passion, where every note is charged with urgency and beauty. This thrilling program for string quartet explores the dramatic power of Romantic music, from the stormy intensity of Beethoven to the poignant fire of Mendelssohn’s final quartet.

Storm and Fire ~ CONCERT

Santa Cecilia Arts & Learning Center

Guest Concert

Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen

Step into an evening of warmth and elegance as Brahms & Mendelssohn unfolds in a program rich with introspection and soulful beauty. The gentle lyricism of Florence Price’s Adoration opens the heart with its tender simplicity—followed by the return of brilliant violinist SooBeen Lee for her third season with the CSO, bringing her luminous artistry to Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto. The delightful evening concludes with Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, a noble triumph filled with rich textures and stirring themes. Enjoy a night of subtle power and emotional resonance—music to sink into, savor, and remember.

CSO: Brahms & Mendelssohn

RiverCenter for the Performing Arts

Join us for Horns Galore, a vibrant program steeped in sunshine, spirit, and virtuosity. The concert opens with Schubert’s Overture in the Italian Style, a sparkling homage to the charm and wit of Italian opera.

Next, witness a rare and thrilling showcase of horn mastery as four soloists — Chris Buchner, Duncan Andrews, Rebecca Davies, and Derek Ellis — unite for Hübler’s Concerto for Four Horns, a dazzling display of rich harmonies and technical flair.

The evening concludes with Mendelssohn’s beloved “Italian” Symphony, a joyful, effervescent journey through the landscapes and rhythms of Italy. A feast for the ears with a Mediterranean flair!

Horns Galore

Eglinton St. George's United Church

Formed at Juilliard, the Abeo Quartet was the inaugural Graduate String Quartet in Residence at the University of Delaware (2021-2023). Its accolades already include prizes at the Fischoff, Melbourne, and Yellow Springs competitions and performances at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center. The Quartet channels its energies into the dramatic first quartets of Mendelssohn and Brahms and the distinctive voice of American composer Adolphus Hailstork.

Abeo String Quartet (Baltimore Debut)

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Don’t miss an exclusive opportunity to hear a rare choral gem – Felix Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang – which uses vocal soloists and Psalm texts in an exultant hymn of praise. This masterpiece, from the composer who reintroduced the world to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, is at once steeped in the glory of church music and oozes with Mendelssohn’s signature Romantic voice. It all comes to life in the hands of conductor Rune Bergmann, whose towering persona and effervescent smile are already becoming familiar to Denver audiences.

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 with Paul Huang

Denver Performing Arts Complex

Famous for its infectious rhythms and soaring themes, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony simply bursts with life and energy. It’s the climax of a concert celebrating song in all its forms. The inspirational RSNO Changed Voices toast their 20th anniversary with a new piece by Cheryl Frances-Hoad and baritone Andreas Landin hits the road in Vaughan Williams’ lovely Songs of Travel based on the poetry of Scotland’s own Robert Louis Stevenson.

Composer

Felix Mendelssohn

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 21, 2025 - Mar 22, 2026

Masterworks Iv · Orchestra Iowa

Oct 23, 2025 - Feb 5, 2026

The Knights at Carnegie Hall · The Knights

20 - 21 Dec, 2025

Holiday Brass · Des Moines Symphony

Dec 30, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026

New Year's Eve concerts - Dancing into the new year · Philharmonie Salzburg

Jan 6, 2026

Epiphany Concert 2026: Salzburg Wind Philharmonic | "Music of the Romantic Period" · Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum

Past events

Dec 16, 2025

Mao Fujita · Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

Dec 14, 2025

Sunday Piano Series: Sarah Beth Briggs · Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

About

Felix Mendelssohn hasn't added a bio