Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Glorious success of the brothers Jussen

Wednesday 13 March 2013

Eindhovens Dagblad – 11 March 2013
Philipszaal Eindhoven – Mozart’s so-called Lodron concerto in the version for two pianos, with the Brabant Orchestra conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend – Sunday 10 March 2013
by Cornélie Hoendervanger

(…) The young pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen played their solo parties in a playful way and with a beautiful sparkling touch. Their timing is perfect, their dynamic gradations extremely balanced. Jan Willem de Vriend and the Brabant Orchestra dedicatedly parried the illustrious brothers, however, a little too robustly. Mozart became a glorious success, obviously also with the many youths in the sold-out hall. Together, both seated on their half of the stool at one single grand piano, the Jussens played Schubert’s Fantasy in F minor, an enchanting melancholic masterpiece for quatre-mains. The expressive melodiousness and the ensemble appeared very natural and organic. The structuring of the difficult final fugue really was a clever achievement. The deep stillness can grow a little more, but it was compensated by a charming directness (…)

Glorious success of the brothers Jussen
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