Belated premiere for Fanny Mendelssohn

A sonata by Fanny Mendelssohn, which was mistakenly attributed to her more famous brother Felix, will be performed under her name for the first time on International Women’s Day.

The Easter Sonata was “lost” for 140 years before being discovered in a French book shop in 1970.

Many assumed it was composed by her younger brother but a US scholar proved otherwise by studying the manuscript.  More