Happy Birthday, Felix Mendelssohn!

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was born in Hamburg, Germany on February 3, 1809.  One of our favorite compositions by Mendelssohn is his Song Without Words, Op. 109 for cello and piano.  Watch this captivating performance of the piece by phenomenal cellist Jacqueline Du Pré, accompanied by her mother, Iris Du Pré.