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| Composer | Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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TokyoKen-Ichiro Kobayashi / Keila Wakao
Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra; Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi; Keila Wakao
EdinburghMozart & Mendelssohn Violin Concertos by Candlelight
Mozart, Mendelssohn
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta; Victoria Lyon
AmsterdamJaap van Zweden, Bomsori Kim & Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Jung Jae-il, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Respighi
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra; Jaap van Zweden; Bomsori Kim
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Ibragimova’s Mendelssohn a tad too delicate for Schwarz and the BBCNOW
Soloist and orchestra seem out of sync, on a Proms programme that also features solid Dvořák and a Zimmermann curiosity.
Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic impress on US tour
In their first visit to the US in over a decade, the Seoul Philharmonic display their abundant skills in a crowd-pleasing program pairing two concert staples with an impressive American premiere.
Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic prepare for their US tour
The Seoul Philharmonic preview their forthcoming US-tour programme, featuring Bomsori Kim playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
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