Alexander Lonquich enchants with Mendelssohn

With A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mendelssohn whisks you away to his enchanting fairytale world from the very first notes. Pianist Alexander Lonquich, a master of early Romantic repertoire, brings brilliance to Mendelssohn’s First Piano Concerto – a work with a hidden story. Did you know a passage was composed by Delphine von Schauroth, a German pianist, though her name never made the title page? Mendelssohn’s music, in turn, inspired his friend Ro...