Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz

The Jussens are back – and they’re bringing music that many of you will likely be discovering for the first time: A little-known work for two pianos by the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů. He composed it in 1943 while in exile in New York, described it as “loosely based on a Baroque concerto grosso,” and blended jazz influences with Bohemian folk music, as well as technically virtuosic passages with a meditative adagio. This is followed by “Tikkun” (2021), the final part of Sarah Nemtsov’s tetralogy “Tzimtzum,” a cycle exploring mystical concepts of creation.Between the famous Third Symphony,