The Jewish Romantics November 5, 2009

The Jewish Museum will present 'The Jewish Romantics,' a concert celebrating the 200th anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn's birth. This performance features a roster of gifted young artists from Mannes College, which continues its yearlong music festival, 'The Mendelssohn Salon.' Felix Mendelssohn and his musically talented sister, Fanny, were hosts and guests at cultural gatherings known as salons, which included the great composers of their day. This concert explores the music of the Mendelssohns and of other important Jewish composers of the 19th century Romantic period.