Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Meaningfulness and fluent sound power

Wednesday 13 March 2013

Self-willedness and joy of playing in De Doelen
De Volkskrant – 12 March 2013

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by Biëlla Luttmer
photo: Marco Borggreve

De Doelen succeeded in achieving what every concert hall dreams of: a full house with a remarkable number of young faces. They are fans of the piano brothers Jussen, who with their 16 and 19 years have been booked for concerts in the United States and Japan, and have a recording contract with the chic label Deutsche Grammophon. In Rotterdam, Arthur, the youngest one, played Schumann’s cycle called Papillons. His brother Lucas signed for Schubert’s late Impromptu in B flat.
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The youngest brother gave a personal rendition of the various characters in Papillons in a very loving manner, but did not really touch all of them in the heart. Lucas Jussen is further, he gave Schubert’s Impromptu a remarkably high level of meaningfulness and fluent sound power. In Ma mère l’oye, Ravel’s fairy tale cycle for two pianists, the brothers joined their sparkling enthusiasm. With all their success, they still want to enjoy the music. You smell it, you feel it, that’s what you take home with you.

Meaningfulness and fluent sound power
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