“It is like driving a pair of BMWs”, remarked conductor Michael Schønwandt, after directing the Dutch brothers Lucas (25) and Arthur Jussen (21). Despite their young age, they have been part of the international concert world for years and are praised by both the press and audiences.

 

 

In addition to all major Dutch orchestras with which Lucas and Arthur have performed, they also received invitations from orchestras such as Mariinsky Orchestra, Dallas, Sydney and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras, Camerata Salzburg and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. They have collaborated with conductors such as Stéphane Denève, Valery Gergiev, Sir Neville Marriner, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Jaap van Zweden.

 

 

The 2018/19 season began with their debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Yannick Nézet- Séguin, and was followed by the brothers’ presentation at the traditional Prinsengracht Concert, which is the climax of classical music in the Netherlands every summer, and takes place on the canals of Amsterdam.

 

 

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata for 2 pianos D Major KV 448 (375a)
2. Franz Schubert
Lebensstürme D 947 (Four hands)
3. Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes, Op. 62
Pianist: Lucas Only
4. Poulenc
Sonata for 4 hands (Four hands)

- Intermission -

1. Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (Four hands)
2. Maurice Ravel
La Valse. Poème chorégraphique (Two pianos)
3. Nikolaj Kapustin
Variations Op. 41
Pianist: Arthur Only
4. Fazil Say
Night (Four hands)