Joy Kleinkunst: Lucy van Kuhl & Die Es-Chord-Band - Geschickt verpackt

We live in an age where packaging seems more important than content: every ordinary chocolate bar becomes an exclusive taste experience through advertising, a janitor gets the title of facility manager instead of a raise, and love no longer arrives as Cupid's random arrow but is algorithmically matched through Tinder and Parship. German Heinz Günter dresses up in a striped shirt and beret during his holiday in France and wonders why, despite carrying a baguette under each arm, he is not mistaken for Jean Pierre… Packaging is not everything.

Lucy van Kuhl packages her insights in her fifth programme with remarkable cleverness: absurd observations are wrapped in gentle piano sounds, tiny remarks enlarged through a grand poetic magnifying glass, and the melancholy of a nursing home transforms through a cloak of fantasy into a rousing party for the over-80s. Delicate melancholy meets boisterous nonsense, classical piano meets boogie woogie, and if you think that doesn't harmonize - Lucy's exuberant fantasy is a bright shining ribbon that effortlessly holds it all together and - very cleverly packaged.

ES-CHORD-BAND:
Lorenzo Riessler, drums
Lorenzo Riessler was born in Florence. He spent his childhood in Cologne, Freiburg and Florence. He then moved to London, where in 2019 he completed his master's degree with distinction at London College of Music. He tours internationally with his band Lorenzo Riessler Ensemble and plays with numerous jazz greats (including Howard Levy, Jean-Louis Matinier, Michael Riessler, Pierre Charial).

Nenad Uskokovic, cello
Nenad Uskokovic is a versatile musician. He was born in Belgrade, studied in Detmold and received a scholarship in Ulm. After numerous international awards in classical music, he began