92nd Street Y to Pay Homage To The Salons Of Fanny Mendelssohn

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents the The Bach-Mendelssohn Connection, a ten-day festival of concerts and salons that will explore the unexpected or hidden connections between Johann Sebastian Bach and Felix Mendelssohn.

The festival will feature Jeremy Denk, Steven Isserlis, and more. Each performance and evening will explore the inspiration and influence in the world of two genius composers. Each concert will also be available via livestream and available for 72 hours from time of broadcast. Tickets for both the in-person and livestream options are $15-$50 and are available at 92ny.org/bach-festival.

Homage to the Salons of Fanny Mendelssohn

MISHKA RUSHDIE MOMEN, piano

Thursday, June 9, 2022, 6:30 PM

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A celebration of Fanny Mendessohn's hugely influential salons, and a microcosm of the kind of program she herself would have presented, with works by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin, and including a sampling of her own underrepresented compositions. Her programs, which included works by Bach and Beethoven, preceded Felix's innovation of historical concerts in Leipzig. Until then concerts consisted of music by living composers. Featuring pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen, and including a brief reading from the letters between Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn.

Felix Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Op. 62, No. 5

Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54

J.S. BACH: Prelude and Fugue in F Major, BWV 880 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II)

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2

FANNY MENDELSSOHN: Hensel - from Das Jahr, Nos. 1, 6, 13

BACH: Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)

CHOPIN: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posthumous. 66

"The Bach-Mendelssohn Connection is the vision of our beloved colleague Hanna Arie-Gaifman," said Amy Lam, Vice President, Tisch Music, 92NY. "We're grateful to Hanna for continuing to share her deep musical intellect and passion with us, and for bringing some of classical music's most acclaimed artists to our stage this summer."

"This festival seeks to discover lesser-known connections between two composers from different eras," said Hanna Arie-Gaifman, Director Emeritus, Tisch Center for the Arts, 92NY. "The salons pay tribute to two seldom recognized salonieres - Sara Levi and Fanny Mendelssohn - musicians, composers and performers of rare quality who created the intimate human musical experiences we all crave these days."

The festival will continue with nine more days of music. A full list of performances and dates are listed below. Concerts are for fully vaccinated audiences. For more information, including purchasing tickets and COVID-19 protocols for in-person performances, please visit 92NY.org/Concerts.

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