Portal:Classical music/Did you know

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... that an image of Sibelius, designed by the Finnish graphic designer Erik Bruun, was used as the motif for the 100 markka bank note in Finland's final markka series?

... that the Octet in E-flat major was written for the unusual ensemble of a double string quartet (pictured) and composed by Mendelssohn when he was only 16 years old?