was he teaching too?
Yes, but taught only a very few private pupils.
Felix Mendelssohn
Although Mendelssohn attributed great importance to musical education, and made a substantial commitment to the Conservatoire he founded in Leipzig, he did not greatly enjoy teaching and took only a very few private pupils who he believed had notable qualities.
who was widely known as the most outstanding violin virtuoso of the 19th century Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy when did he conduct bach? 1829
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Felix Mendelssohn [SEP] Teacher
Although Mendelssohn attributed great importance to musical education, and made a substantial commitment to the Conservatoire he founded in Leipzig, he did not greatly enjoy teaching and took only a very few private pupils who he believed had notable qualities. Such students included the composer William Sterndale Bennett, the pianist Camille-Marie Stamaty, the violinist and composer Julius Eichberg, and Walther von Goethe (grandson of the poet). At the Leipzig Conservatoire Mendelssohn taught classes in composition and ensemble playing.