Mendelssohn Octet

Mendelssohn Octet
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
Carmine Lauri violin
Tamás András violin
Jon Thorne viola
Mats Lidström cello
Soloists of Morningside Music Bridge, Boston
‘One of the miracles of nineteenth-century music’ is how the music critic Conrad Wilson described Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings – the vivacious, brilliant and nigh-on perfect work of the 16-year-old composer who had no models to draw on. Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra join distinguished alumni from the Morningside Music Bridge Festival for this performance of Mendelssohn’s joyous score, following the second of the composer’s piano trios, which finds the composer at his most impassioned and rhapsodic.
*Morningside Music Bridge brings together the finest emerging artists to perform on an international stage and measure themselves against the very best young performers globally.
Young Artists’ Platform
Pre-concert recital 18:30
Busser Cantecor, Op. 77
Bowen Horn Sonata in E flat major, Op. 101
Tommaso Rusconi horn
Alexander McNamee piano
03 Mar 2025
Tickets: £15, £22, £28, £38
(Students from £5)
Duration: 120 min
Venue: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street
(Students from £5)
Upcoming events
View All EventsDvořák Eight
10 Apr 2025 – 19:30
Bomsori Kim brings her virtuosic storytelling to two spellbinding violin works, complemented by Marios Papadopoulos the thrilling Symphony No. 8 by Dvořák.
Learn MoreMozart Great Mass in C Minor
17 Apr 2025 – 19:30
Sir John Rutter conducts Mozart’s monumental Great Mass in C minor alongside some of the most sublime music Mozart wrote for the church.
Learn MoreMahler One
10 May 2025 – 19:00
Marios Papadopoulos conducts Mahler’s Titanic symphony after another work from our Composer-in-Residence Alexey Shor.
Learn MoreDvořák Eight
Apr 10 2025 – 19:30
Bomsori Kim brings her virtuosic storytelling to two spellbinding violin works, complemented by Marios Papadopoulos the thrilling Symphony No. 8 by Dvořák.
Learn MoreMozart Great Mass in C Minor
Apr 17 2025 – 19:30
Sir John Rutter conducts Mozart’s monumental Great Mass in C minor alongside some of the most sublime music Mozart wrote for the church.
Learn MoreMahler One
May 10 2025 – 19:00
Marios Papadopoulos conducts Mahler’s Titanic symphony after another work from our Composer-in-Residence Alexey Shor.
Learn More