In 1829 Felix Mendelssohn visited the Hebrides, a group of islands off the coast of Scotland. This trip inspired him to write his famous “Hebrides Overture”. Now, two Cambridge academics have adapted ...

Felix Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides was inspired by the composer’s 1829 trip to the British Isles. His overture has now inspired collaboration between a Cambridge economist and a composer, using sound to ...

Tom Service explores the story behind the very first orchestral tone poem and one of the best-loved pieces in classical music: Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. Show more Tom Service explores the story ...

A Scots writer has suggested a new link between the famous Felix Mendelssohn composition Hebrides Overture and the Scottish landmark which inspired it. Iain Thornber claims the work, also known as ...