Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the 2nd Movement, or Vivace non troppo, of Symphony No. 3 composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1842). The symphony is popularly known as the Scottish Symphony inspired by a visit to the ruins of Holyrood Chapel at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in March 2016 and is on YouTube: BSO plays the Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony, 2nd Movement. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Felix Mendelssohn was inspired by his travels to Scotland to write this masterpiece. A classicist in romantic...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Our fourth offering is a recording of the First Movement of the Niccolo Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major from a concert by the BSO in February 2016 at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church. The soloist is Hungarian-born violinist Tamás Kocsis. The recording is on YouTube BSO playing Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major: 1st Movement. See Maestro Fred Devyatkin’s Commentary on YouTube. Violinist Tamás Kocsis was born in Budapest, Hungary, and began playing the violin at the age of 5. Tamás is the Leader of the