Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Lucas & Arthur Jussen / Andris Nelsons

• Classical Music

What might it have been like in the Mendelssohn or Jussen household? Were there always enough pianos for all the children to practise at the same time? It is inconceivable that Felix Mendelssohn was only 14 years old when he premiered his double concerto with his sister Fanny, who was four years older, at a matinee in his parents’ home. »What are all the child prodigies compared to him?« wrote the piano virtuoso Ignaz Moscheles at the time. Lucas and Arthur Jussen also achieved astonishing mastery of the piano at a very young age – they made their debut at the Concertgebouw when they were 10 and 13 years of age respectively... When the brothers appear alongside the renowned Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in the current ProArte season, Andris Nelsons, a true successor to Mendelssohn as only 13 conductors separate them, will be conducting the top orchestra.

PERFORMERS

Gewandhausorchester orchestra

Lucas Jussen piano

Arthur Jussen piano

Andris Nelsons conductor

PROGRAM

Gustav Mahler
Blumine

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E major

Antonín Dvoák
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88