Station 02 - Mendelssohn House

Goldschmidtstraße 12 is the only surviving residence of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847). Mendelssohn lived here from 1845 until his death two years later, during which time he completed the oratorio Elijah (1846).

In authentic rooms: 

• Life and work of the composer, Gewandhauskapellmeister (Gewandhaus Chief Conductor), musician, culture politician, painter, cosmopolitan and individual, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy;
• letters, autograph scores, art works, furniture and decor of the Mendelssohn family;
• the role of the music salon as one of Leipzig's cultural bastions;
• Mendelssohn's role as friend and patron;
• Mendelssohn's contribution to Leipzig's musical life, for instance his foundation of the first German conservatoire.

Internet: Mendelssohn foundation