Lucas and Arthur Jussen

Lucas and Arthur Jussen are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time. Given their illustrious international careers, it is fair to say the Jussen brothers (born 1993 and 1996) are the Netherlands' preeminent ambassadors for classical music. With their energetic, almost symbiotic playing, their great refinement of sound, and gripping interpretations, they are vigorously praised 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.

The Jussen brothers have performed with orchestras internationally including the Boston Symphony, Philadelphia, Concertgebouw, Budapest, and NDR Elbphilharmonie orchestras as well as the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and collaborated with such renowned conductors as Christoph Eschenbach, Iván Fischer, Sir Neville Marriner, Andris Nelsons, Yannick Nezét-Séguin, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, and Jaap van Zweden. 

In the 2024-25 season, the Jussen brothers performed multiple programs as artists in residence at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. Other season highlights included concerts with the Gewandhausorchester in Leipzig and a European tour, debuts with the Chicago, Baltimore, Gothenburg, Lahti, and Prague Radio symphony orchestras, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. They returned to the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Bamberg Symphony, Dresden Philharmonie, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, and Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, and they performed with the Vienna Chamber Orchsetra at the Konzerthaus Wien. Together with the Brazilian Youth Orchestra of Neojibá, they perform the captivating work Nazareno by Argentine-American composer Osvaldo Golijov on tour in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, and in June 2025 they returned to Asia for concerts with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. In recital, they could be heard in Paris, Amsterdam, the Hague, London, Rome, Naples, Zürich, Mannheim, Stuttgart, and Potsdam, among others.

The Jussens have recorded exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon since 2010. Their debut recording of works by Beethoven went platinum and was awarded the Edison Klassiek Audience Award. Following a Schubert album and their 2015 French album "Jeux," their recording of Mozart’s two-piano concertos nos. 7, K.242 and 10, K.365, with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Sir Neville Marriner, went gold. They recorded Poulenc’s double piano concerto and Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals with the Concertgebouworkest and Stéphane Denève and in 2019 released a recording of concertos and chorales by Bach with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta. "The Russian Album" (2021) features works for two pianos by Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, and Arensky. The latest addition to their discography is "Dutch Masters" (2022), devoted to works by Dutch composers, in collaboration with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. The recording was awarded an Edison Klassiek award, as well as the Audience Award.

The Jussens took their first piano lessons in their native town of Hilversum. As children, they were invited to perform for the Dutch Queen Beatrix, and distinctions and awards in competitions followed. In 2005, the brothers met the Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires. During the following years they took lessons from both Pires and renowned Dutch teachers. Lucas completed his studies with Menahem Pressler in the U.S. and with Dmitri Bashkirov in Madrid. Arthur graduated from the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he studied with Jan Wijn. They made their BSO debut in 2019 under Andris Nelsons' direction in Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos.