Lucas & Arthur Jussen
Gnossiennes
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208 (arr. Mary Howe)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Come Now, Saviour of the Heathen, BWV 599 (arr. György Kurtág)
Johann Sebastian Bach: God’s Time Is the Very Best Time, BWV 106 (arr. György Kurtág)
Hanna Kulenty: VAN… (2014) for piano four hands
Franz Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor, D 940
Franz Schubert: Rondo in A Major, D 951
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Six Morceaux, Op. 11
There is a photo by artist photographer Marco Borggreve that is truly “symbolic” of the piano duo Lucas & Arthur Jussen: stylish yet understated in black turtlenecks, the two merge at the piano, visually forming a single organism with two heads and four hands. A more fitting image of a piano duo—the most intimate formation in classical music—is hard to imagine.
For the classical music world, Lucas and his three-and-a-half-year younger brother Arthur are a true stroke of luck, combining the glamour of pop stars with the seriousness of classical music. The duo made its debut at the Ruhr Piano Festival in 2018 and has been a regular guest every year since—except for the pandemic year of 2020. “We love diverse programs with many different facets,” they say about their performances.
And one more thing is typical of the straw-blond brothers from the Netherlands: who plays the primo or secondo part is decided by a coin toss for each piece. “We like this variety because otherwise, it would be boring.”
Photo: Marco Borggreve
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Lucas & Arthur Jussen
Lucas and Arthur Jussen are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time. In view of their illustrious international career, one could remark that the Jussen brothers (30 and 26) are the Netherland’s pre-eminent ambassadors for classical music. With their energetic, almost symbiotic playing, their great refinement of sound and gripping interpretations, they are praised vigorously by press and audiences alike. ‘It is like driving a pair of BMWs’, exclaimed conductor Michael Schønwandt about the two pianists after directing them in concert.
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