Mendelssohn’s first impressions of London were of an ‘awful mass’, but he settled in quickly, making friends and professional contacts that would last throughout his lifetime. Show more
Mendelssohn sets off for Edinburgh with his trusty companion Karl Klingemann on a great Scottish Adventure, keen to see the naked knees of all those kilted Celts. Show more
By the time of Mendelssohn’s eighth sojourn in Britain, he was at the height of his fame and everyone wanted to meet him, from Dickens to Queen Victoria. With Donald Macleod. Show more
Donald Macleod looks at Mendelssohn's second visit to London when he was in his early twenties, which would cement his position with some major commissions Show more
