We can't wait to perform Mendelssohn's stunning 'Hebrides Overture' next month in London as part of a magical Beethoven & Mendelssohn programme on 30 June. Join us! Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/beethoven23 And if you can't wait either, here's a clip of us performing it last year, conducted by Barnaby Smith at the VOCES8 International Festival, Milton Abbey. | Academy of Ancient Music

The inspiration for the overture ‘The Hebrides’ or ‘Fingal’s Cave’, came from Mendelssohn - Composer’s tour of Scotland in 1829. While Edinburgh suggested to him the later ‘Scottish Symphony’, a journey further north provided material for the overture. It was reported that the composer immediately jotted down the opening theme for his composition after seeing the island. Listen to this performance by the Slovenská filharmónia - Slovak Philharmonic under Oliver Dohnányi, alongside other popular o

13K views · 466 reactions | Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture, with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dmitry Polyakov Conductor / Дирижёр Дмитрий Поляков https://youtu.be/ti7oUJdn5Yc | The World Music | Facebook