From Mendelssohn’s Elijah to his Scottish Symphony, here are some of the early Romantic composer’s most glorious pieces of ...

When Mendelssohn paid a visit to perform for the queen, she requested that he play her favourite Mendelssohn song, ‘Italien’. Felix had to explain that that song wasn’t actually by him, but by his ...

Clara Schumann's whimsical Romances for Violin and Piano will be performed alongside selections from Felix Mendelssohn's beloved “Songs Without Words.” The concert also features the first ...

This popular Christmas song would probably have been rejected by the composer and lyricist had they known it in its present form. Felix Mendelssohn originally wrote the melody for an 1840 cantata ...

Also: Cate Blanchett in “Black Bag”; Felix Mendelssohn’s overlooked sister, at the Morgan Library; uncovered songs by “Rent” ’s Jonathan Larson; and more. Plus: Photographs of labor ...