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| Felix Mendelssohn
(1809 - 1847)
| Timeline |
| 1809 |
Born 3 February in Hamburg, Germany |
| 1818 |
Public debut as pianist |
| 1825 |
Completes his first opera |
| 1826 |
Attends Berlin University |
| 1829 |
Conducts Bach's St. Matthew Passion in Berlin. First concert tour of Britain, including visit to Scotland |
| 1833 |
Conductor of Rhine Music Festival in Düsseldorf |
| 1835 |
Conductor of Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra |
| 1837 |
Marries Cécile Jeanrenaud |
| 1842 |
Receives honorary doctorate from Leipzig University |
| 1847 |
Last visit to England, conducting for Queen Victoria. Death of sister Fanny comes as major blow. He dies in Leipzig, 4 November |
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