Set in the outstanding natural beauty of the Inner Hebrides, the Mendelssohn on the Mull Festival promises an extraordinary opportunity to enjoy up to ten days of artistic exploration in the idyllic and inspirational landscape so admired by Mendelssohn himself during his famous visit in 1829. In the rarest of opportunities the link between music and nature could not be expressed in a setting more appropriate than Mull. As Mendelssohn’s Hebridean overture describes, with architecture in locations as diverse as Iona Abbey and Torosay Castle, the result is artistic alchemy.

By working together with experienced professionals on a varied programme to a tight time schedule, fourteen young professional musicians are being given a taste of what they will face in their future careers. By providing fellowship with musicians from other traditions, and with artists from other disciplines, their horizons are broadened. By living alongside other equally talented young people in an island setting of such beauty, they gain a better perspective than their intensive and sometimes lonely training has so far provided.

There is an astonishing range of concerts and recitals to choose from, and audiences are welcome to sit in on rehearsals at the Aros Hall, Tobermory. Whether your taste is Mendelssohn or Mozart, Brahms or Beethoven, the festival brings to the island a chance to hear and learn in a setting of great natural beauty and interest.