Schwerin/Redefin (dpa/mv) – Shortly before half-time, the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Festival is waiting for another highlight of its summer festival. The pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen will be guests at the State Stud in Redefin (Ludwigslust-Parchim district) on Saturday. The brothers, who come from the Netherlands, play Mozart’s Concerto in E flat major for two pianos and orchestra. The duo will be accompanied by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, which will also present Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3 under the direction of French conductor Jérémie Rhorer.
Lucas and Arthur Jussen have been regular guests at the festival since their debut in 2013, when they won the audience award. They will perform for the first time in Redefin, one of the busiest venues of the three-month festival. Up to 3000 visitors can be accommodated in the riding hall. The special attraction of the venue is the combination of picnic, horse show and subsequent classical concert, which again and again attracts visitors from Lüneburg or Hamburg, for example.
Cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, who made a guest appearance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Redefin, kicked things off this summer. A concert with violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, this year’s prizewinner in residence, and his predecessors Harriet Krijgh (cello) and Kit Armstrong (piano) are planned for August 20. They will be accompanied in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto by the Konzerthausorchester Berlin under Markus Poschner.
The program of the festival, which is one of the largest classical music festivals in Germany, includes a total of around 140 concerts up to September 18th. The games are played in mansions, castles, parks, churches, workshops and riding halls. In contrast to the two previous years, when the programs and seating capacities had to be greatly reduced due to the corona pandemic, no restrictions are planned for this summer.
