Felix Mendelssohn

Events

3

Episodes

3

Years

1829–1847

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Felix Mendelssohn, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Mendelssohn conducts the St Matthew Passion revival in Berlin

   1829

   Role: Conductor

   1. 111 March 1829 · Berlin1829 Berlin Performance

      Mendelssohn conducted the St Matthew Passion in Berlin on 11 March 1829, the first performance of the work outside Leipzig, presented with the Berlin Singakademie.

2. Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto premieres in Leipzig

   1845

   Role: Composer and Conductor

   1. 213 March 1845 · GewandhausPremiere in Leipzig

      The Violin Concerto in E minor was premiered in Leipzig on 13 March 1845 with Ferdinand David as soloist.

3. Mendelssohn's Wedding March popularised at a royal wedding

   1847

   Role: Composer

   1. 32 June 1847 · St Peter's Church, Tiverton, EnglandFirst Known Wedding Usage

      The first known instance of the Wedding March being used at a wedding occurred on 2 June 1847 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton, England.

Sources

1. St Matthew Passion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-23
2. Felix Mendelssohn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
3. Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-17
4. Wedding March (Mendelssohn) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01