Both his concerts for two pianos bear witness to the impressive talents of the child prodigy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. It is impossible not to experience a sense of wonder when hearing the E major concerto written by the barely 14-year-old composer, which Lucas and Arthur Jussen will be performing alongside the WDR Symphony Orchestra in the Historische Stadthalle. Just three years later, the composer pulled off a further stroke of genius with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
Arthur Jussen was also only 14 when he presented his first joint recording with his brother Lucas, who is three years older than him, on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Today, it is hard to imagine the world of international piano duos without them. The two brothers from Hilversum in the Netherlands never cease to impress their audiences with new musical insights into the duo repertoire and their effervescent, fresh and spirited interpretations. This will already be the fifth time they can be heard at the Ruhr Piano Festival.