Jussen & Rustioni

Lucas & Arthur Jussen are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time. As children, the brothers performed before Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and their first competition awards soon followed. In 2005, they met pianist Maria João Pires, who mentored them for many years. Lucas later studied with Menahem Pressler in the USA and Dmitri Bashkirov in Madrid, while Arthur completed his studies with Jan Wijn in Amsterdam. The pianists have been signed to the Deutsche Grammophon label since 2010. Their debut recording of works by Beethoven went platinum and won the Edison Klassiek audience award. Their recording of Mozart's Double Concertos K. 242 and 365 with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner achieved gold status in 2015. Most recently, a CD trilogy was released in autumn 2025, including a recording of the "Peer Gynt" Suites. Lucas & Arthur Jussen have performed with leading orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and have worked with renowned conductors such as Christoph Eschenbach, Iván Fischer, Andris Nelsons and Jaap van Zweden. In the 2025/26 season, the pianists will be Artists in Residence with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Other special highlights include their debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in February 2026 and invitations to perform with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de France, and in South Korea and Taiwan. In April 2026, they will premiere Andrew Norman's double concerto, composed especially for them, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Susanna Mälkki.

Lucas & Arthur Jussen are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time. As children, the brothers performed before Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and their first competition awards soon followed. In 2005, they met pianist Maria João Pires, who mentored them for many years. Lucas later studied with Menahem Pressler in the USA and Dmitri Bashkirov in Madrid, while Arthur completed his studies with Jan Wijn in Amsterdam. The pianists have been signed to the Deutsche Grammophon label since 2010. Their debut recording of works by Beethoven went platinum and won the Edison Klassiek audience award. Their recording of Mozart's Double Concertos K. 242 and 365 with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner achieved gold status in 2015. Most recently, a CD trilogy was released in autumn 2025, including a recording of the "Peer Gynt" Suites. Lucas & Arthur Jussen have performed with leading orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and have worked with renowned conductors such as Christoph Eschenbach, Iván Fischer, Andris Nelsons and Jaap van Zweden. In the 2025/26 season, the pianists will be Artists in Residence with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Other special highlights include their debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in February 2026 and invitations to perform with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de France, and in South Korea and Taiwan. In April 2026, they will premiere Andrew Norman's double concerto, composed especially for them, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Susanna Mälkki.

Daniele Rustioni studied organ, composition and piano in Milan, as well as conducting with Gilberto Serembe. Since the beginning of the 2025/26 season, he has been Principal Guest Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he made his debut in 2017 with "Aida". Prior to that, he held the position of Principal Conductor at the Opéra National de Lyon for eight seasons until 2025. Daniele Rustioni began his career as a Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, where he assisted Antonio Pappano. This was followed by principal positions at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, the Orchestra della Toscana and, until 2024, the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast. From 2021 to 2023, he was Principal Guest Conductor at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. In 2013, he was named “Young Artist of the Year” at the International Opera Awards, followed by the award in the category “Best Conductor” in 2022. Daniele Rustioni has already made guest appearances at the most internationally renowned opera houses, including La Scala in Milan, the Teatro La Fenice, the Opéra Bastille and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Engagements in the symphonic repertoire have taken him to the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, where he will be Principal Guest Conductor for the 2025/26 season. His discography includes an album with Aigul Akhmetshina and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as a recording of Bellini's first opera, "Adelson e Salvini". At Zurich Opera House, he has conducted "Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci" and "Madama Butterfly", among other works.