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Fanny Mendelssohn

Fanny Mendelssohn

Fanny Mendelssohn

The OSR performs Fanny Mendelssohn as part of the 2025-26 Chamber Music Series on april 26th at Conservatoire de Musique de Genève.

Sidonie Bougamont violin
Claire Dassesse violin
Luca Casciato viola
Léonard Frey-Maibach cello

Fanny Mendelssohn
String Quartet in E-flat major
Piano quartet in A flat major
Piano trio in D minor, Op. 11

As gifted as her beloved brother, Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn was held back by the prejudices of her time that a woman should first and foremost be a loving wife and a caring mother. Adored by a brother who did not, however, encourage the publication of her works, Fanny was nevertheless able to compose some 460 scores throughout her life, encouraged by an artist husband who recognized her exceptional talent.
Recently discovered, her String Quartet in E flat major was not intended to leave the family sphere. However, it is a pure, serious and lyrical masterpiece that should be discovered urgently. The Piano Quartet in A flat major is a student work when she worked with her brother with Carl Zelter. However, one can detect a real personality in it. The audacity and structure of her Trio in D minor, one of her last works, hints at the royal road that Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn could have reached if she had lived a little longer.

Details

Dates
Sunday, April 26, 2026, from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm
Price & conditions

From CHF 14

Contact

Address
Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
Place de Neuve 5 - 1204 Genève