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Felix Mendelssohn: Berlin Singakademie
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In the early 1840s Mendelssohn spent some time in Berlin. The new king, Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia, was very keen on music and had lots of ideas about new plans for concerts. He wanted Mendelssohn to be in charge of this. The king wanted to see Greek plays performed and Mendelssohn had to write incidental music for the performances of Antigone.
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The main collections of Mendelssohn's original musical autographs and letters are to be found in the Bodleian Library, Oxford University, the New York Public Library, and the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin. His letters to Moscheles are in the Brotherton Collection, University of Leeds.
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Moscheles first met Mendelssohn in 1824. Moscheles was a renowned pianist in his mid-20s and was in Berlin on a concert tour. The Mendelssohns invited Moscheles to their home to give young Felix a private lesson.
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