WDR Sinfonieorchester / Marie Jacquot – Mendelssohn with Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Lucas and Arthur Jussen perform Mendelssohn's Concerto for Two Pianos with WDR Sinfonieorchester under the direction of Marie Jacquot. An evening full of rhythm, play and Prokofiev's Cinderella. Mendelssohn's Concerto for Two Pianos is a lively and playful conversation between Lucas and Arthur Jussen: two brothers who instinctively understand each other. Prokofiev's Cinderella enters the concert hall without ballet shoes. In the suite, dance, rhythm and story merge into one. What remains is music that dances without scenery: sharp lines, unexpected accents and an energy that keeps flowing. That is precisely where the strength of the WDR Sinfonieorchester from Cologne lies. As one of the most versatile and technically refined orchestras in Germany, it excels in transparency and stylistic flexibility. Under the direction of Marie Jacquot, the first female chief conductor in the orchestra's history, that interplay gains extra sharpness. Her fresh, daring vision connects tradition with direct energy. This evening is not about grand gestures, but about attention to rhythm, timing and mutual tension. Music that plays: with each other, with the form and with the ear of the listener.