Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy was born on 14 November 1805. She was taught to play the piano by her mother, who in turn had been taught by a student of J.S. Bach’s. In 1820 she and her brother Felix ...

Both Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn were precocious children who revealed their musical talent early on. Their family fostered their skills; both received piano and counterpoint instruction. Felix was ...

The Mendelssohn-Remise, which preserves the legacy of the family of Jewish composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, as well as Jewish history in the German capital, could soon close. They were ...

Felix Mendelssohn was the most profoundly gifted prodigy-composer of all time. Let us not forget Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Korngold, who also composed with phenomenal skill and assurance during their ...