Classical music
Side by Side 2025 - Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn
The Royal Conservatoire is proud to present the annual Side by Side project with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. This unique partnership offers students of the Early Music Department the chance to learn from the masters of the craft. Led by soloist and musical director Alexander Melnikov and concertmaster Alexander Janiczek, the joint orchestra of around 70 musicians will perform a wonderful programme of works by Fanny Mendelssohn and Felix Mendelssohn.
Programm
- Fanny Mendelssohn - Piano trio in d, op. 11
- Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D, op. 40
- Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in a, op. 56 ‘Scottish’
'This programme does justice to the exceptional musical talents of Fanny Mendelssohn and her brother Felix. It offers our students a unique learning experience and the audience a musical experience of the first order.'
Teunis van der Zwart, head of the Early Music Department.