The culmination of our three-week Mendelssohn celebration, this program features the irresistible Italian Symphony – a souvenir of the young composer’s travels to Italy as part of the three-year European tour that also inspired his Hebrides Overture and Scottish Symphony.
The second of three programs celebrating the works of Felix Mendelssohn, this program opens with the composer’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage overture, based on two poems by German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and closes with his Scottish Symphony. Between Mendelssohn’s works, the SPCO will present the world premiere of Mystery Play by Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli.
Hear R. Larry Todd, the world's leading Mendelssohn scholar, discuss his biography Mendelssohn: A Life in Music. Don't miss your chance to see the author in person at this special multimedia event.
Green Room members are invited to observe a special open rehearsal with the SPCO and Conductor Roberto Abbado. Learn more about joining the Green Room program as an SPCO contributor.
Please note: pieces to be rehearsed will be selected from this weekend’s upcoming Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony concerts. Rehearsal selections, order and artists are subject to change.