Chamber Music

Jussen Brothers

Stars at the Piano | Harmonious Quartet - Piano meets Percussion
© Jesaja Hizkia

3/24

Tuesday | 3/24/2026
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal
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64 | 53 | 45 | 39 | 29 | 22 €
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About the Concert

With the concert, we explore musical boundaries, or rather: the brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen do, together with the two percussionists Alexej Gerassimez and Emil Kuyumcuyan. They present a diverse program that focuses on rhythms and sounds. John Adams' rapid "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" is virtually a musical adrenaline rush, which in this arrangement for piano and percussion unleashes all its pulsating energy in a concentrated form. Fazil Say's Variations for two pianos and percussion combine Turkish folk music with energetic modern sounds. Steve Reich's Quartet for two pianos and two vibraphones is hypnotic and precise - minimalist music that unfolds a unique pull through its shimmering patterns. The Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story," on the other hand, bring Broadway to the concert stage: passionate, dramatic, and full of dance rhythms. By invitation of the Dresden Philharmonic in cooperation with DK Deutsche Klassik.

Program

Steve Reich
Quartet for two pianos and two vibraphones (excerpt)

Paul Lansky
"Textures" (selection)

George Gershwin
"Rhapsody in Blue" Arr. for piano duo

Alexej Gerassimez
"Beyond Stickability" for Percussion Duo

Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (Arr. by Peter Sadlo)

John Adams
"Short Ride in a Fast Machine" (Arr. Alexej Gerassimez)

Artists

Lucas und Arthur Jussen
Piano
Alexej Gerassimez
Percussion
Emil Kuyumcuyan
Percussion

Biographies

Lucas und Arthur Jussen

Lucas & Arthur Jussen are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time, exclusive artists of Deutsche Grammophon and Holland's best-known classical music ambassadors with a flourishing international career. With their energetic, almost symbiotic playing, their great refinement of sound and their gripping interpretations, they are celebrated everywhere. They performed together as children and received important inspiration from the Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires.

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Alexej Gerassimez

Essen-born percussionist Alexei Gerassimez is not only a virtuoso on his many instruments, but also a creative mind who loves to enrich the world of music with his own compositions or works written for him. In March 2025, he will curate the Spring Festival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the island of Rügen. In addition to his concert activities, he is also a professor of percussion at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich.

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Emil Kuyumcuyan

Emil Kuyumcuyan, born in Istanbul, is a versatile percussionist, composer and electronic musician with international roots and an unmistakable musical style. His wide-ranging repertoire extends from Bach to avant-garde works, complemented by his own compositions and multimedia projects. He performs as a soloist and as a member of ensembles, and he also teaches, including as a professor of percussion at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.

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