About the work
Octet is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster in chief Peter Martins to Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat major (1825). The premiere took place November 14, 2003 at the Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen; the NYCB premiere was November 23, 2004, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
From the Wikipedia article “Octet (Martins)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Credits from Wikidata (Q7076853), CC0.