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 practically a musical adrenaline rush, which in this arrangement for piano and percussion unfolds all its pulsating energy in a concentrated form. 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. At the invitation of the Dresden Philharmonic in cooperation with DK Deutsche Klassik.
Program
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)
Contributer
Lucas und Arthur Jussen
Piano
Alexej Gerassimez
Percussion
Emil Kuyumcuyan
Percussion