Trailer Phoenix | Amsterdam Sinfonietta and Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Together with pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen Amsterdam Sinfonietta played the program Phoenix in sold out venues throughout the Netherlands and Germany in december 2023.
Especially for Lucas and Arthur Jussen, and jointly commissioned by Amsterdam Sinfonietta, the Turkish composer and pianist Fazıl Say composed Anka Kuşu (Phoenix), based on the Simurgh, the Persian mythical bird that displays similarities with the fabulous Western creature, the Phoenix. The virtuosic piano concerto is imbued with oriental rhythms.
The concert opens with These words… by Arvo Pärt. This prayer is intended to turn people away from committing crime and persuade them not to give in to human weaknesses. Amsterdam Sinfonietta concludes the programme with the imposing Adagio from Gustav Mahler’s Tenth Symphony in a new version for string orchestra by Primo Ish-Hurwitz. Mahler’s final, incomplete work is a song of pain and despair about the infidelity of his young wife Alma.
Recorded live on December 4, 2023 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Candida Thompson, direction & violin
Lucas Jussen, piano
Arthur Jussen, piano
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