This chamber concert brings together a selection of Mendelssohn’s most beloved works, from the youthful brilliance of his String Octet to the lyrical beauty of Songs Without Words. Audiences will also enjoy iconic highlights from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and intimate movements from his Violin Concerto and late String Quartet No. 6. Performed by an ensemble of outstanding musicians, the programme offers a vivid portrait of Mendelssohn’s musical imagination.

Curator

• Liu Ming

Performers

• Violin: Liu Ming, Yu Renchao, Sun Lanyue, Xu Yujie
• Viola: Cao Yibo, Wang Bochun
• Cello: Zhao Liyuan, Zhao Changhong
• Piano: Wang Zhe
• Actors: Luo Xiaoxiao, Fan Yucheng

Programme

Mendelssohn:

• String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 — Movement I (14’)
• Songs Without Words, Op. 19 Nos. 1, 3 & 6 (7’)
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 — selected excerpts (15’)
  
  • I. Scherzo
  • VII. Notturno
  • IX. Wedding March
• Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 — Movement II (8’)
• String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 — Movements III & IV (13’)

This concert lasts approximately 60 minutes with no intermission.