CONCERT POSTPONED
Out of an abundance of safety, Lucas and Arthur Jussen’s concert originally scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 7 pm at the Folly Theater, has been postponed to a later date due to the impending dangerous weather conditions expected in the Kansas City area and midwest region. The safety of our patrons, artists, staff and community are extremely important to us and we thank you for your understanding.
TICKET-HOLDERS: Please note the following options available for this performance:
1. Attend the rescheduled performance. There is no need to do anything. Your current tickets and seat location will be honored at their rescheduled concert to be announced at a later date.
2. Donate the value of your tickets back to the Harriman-Jewell Series. You will receive a donation letter for your contribution. Email us at info@hjseries.org to let us know.
3. Exchange your tickets for another performance in the season. You are welcome to exchange your tickets for this performance to a different performance in the season. Email us at info@hjseries.org and let us know which performance you'd like an exchange for.
Thank you for your continued patronage and your support of live performing arts in Kansas City. Please stay safe and we'll see you again in the concert hall soon!
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See the performance program here.
Program (subject to change)
Mozart: Sonata for piano four hands
Schumann: Andante and Variations
Widmann: Bunte Blätter for two pianos
Debussy: Six Épigraphes Antiques
Rachmaninoff: Suite No.2 for 2 pianos
Dutch brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen have conquered the classical music scene with personality, charm, and exciting programs showcasing the unbreakable bond of their duets, whether on one piano or two. The dynamic and charismatic brothers make their Kansas City and Harriman-Jewell Series debuts and demonstrate why Pianist magazine called them “a photogenic pair of musical wizards.”
The Jussen brothers have performed with orchestras such as the Boston Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestras, Concertgebouworkest, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, as well as Montréal, Sydney, Singapore and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras. They collaborate with renowned conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Christoph Eschenbach, Iván Fischer, Valery Gergiev, Sir Neville Marriner, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, and Jaap van Zweden.
Lucas and Arthur Jussen are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time. Their illustrious international career has showcased the Jussen brothers to be the Netherland’s preeminent ambassadors for classical music. With their energetic, almost symbiotic playing, their great refinement of sound and gripping interpretations, they are praised vigorously by press and audiences alike. ‘It is like driving a pair of BMWs’, exclaimed conductor Michael Schønwandt about the two pianists after directing them in concert. Despite their young ages, they have been part of the international concert world for years and are praised vigorously by both press and audiences alike.