Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat Major for Strings, Op. 20

OVERVIEW

When Felix Mendelssohn composed his Octet in E-flat Major for Strings, the piece was unexpected and brilliantly innovative, as it led to the creation of a new chamber music genre.

This performance is from CSO Sessions Ep. 6: Prestini, Perkinson & Mendelssohn.

PERFORMERS

Yuan-Qing Yu violin
Gina DiBello violin
Ni Mei violin
So Young Bae violin
Sunghee Choi viola
Danny Lai viola
Kenneth Olsen cello
Katinka Kleijn cello

SPONSORS

Sponsorship support for CSO Sessions is generously provided by the Zell Family Foundation; an anonymous donor; Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation; the Julian Family Foundation, in honor of Cristina Rocca; Cynthia M. Sargent; Megan and Steve Shebik; Betty W. Smykal; TAWANI Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; ITW, and PNC.