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Programme & Artists:

You heard:

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
"Brazilliance" (Arr. for piano duo by Oran Elder)

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

Paul Lansky
"Textures" for two percussionists and two pianists (selection)

George Gershwin
"Rhapsody in Blue" (Arr. for piano duo by Henry Levine)

Alexej Gerassimez
"Beyond Stickability" for Percussion Duo

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

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

presented by:

Lucas und Arthur Jussen, Alexej Gerassimez and Emil Kuyumcuyan

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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

Born in Essen, drummer Alexej Gerassimez is not only a virtuoso on his many instruments, but also a creative mind who loves to enrich the music world with his own compositions or works written for him. In 2025, he curated the spring edition of Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Rügen, and in 2026, an album of orchestral works composed by him will be released. In addition to his concert activities, he is a professor of percussion at the University of Music and Performing Arts 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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