Lucas and Arthur Jussen: a virtuoso pairing at Prague Spring

Lucas and Arthur Jussen with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields

By Frank Kuznik, 18 May 2026

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“like alchemy, turning the music into gold”

Reviewed at Rudolfinum: Dvořák Hall, Prague on 17 May 2026

Bach J. C., Sinfonia in G minor Op.6 no. 6

Bach, Concerto for 2 keyboards and strings in C minor, BWV1060

Mozart, Concerto no. 7 in F major for three pianos, "Lodron", K242

Bach, Cantata, BWV208: Aria "Schafe können sicher weiden"

Mozart, Symphony no. 29 in A major, K201 (K186a)

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Tomo Keller, Leader

Lucas Jussen, Piano

Arthur Jussen, Piano

Joshua Bell and the ASMF thrill in Schumann and Brahms

Mark Valencia, 20th January

At Cadogan Hall, Bell’s account of Robert Schumann’s Spring Symphony is as sunny an interpretation as you’re likely to hear.

****1

A snowbound evening with Joshua Bell: comfort and unease in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 8th January

Amid snowbound Hamburg, Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields with warmth and lyricism, though Brahms’ concerto reveals limits, while Schumann’s symphony fully blossoms.

***11

Highly individual Mozart from Buniatishvili

Nick Boston, 9th December

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields give exciting performances at the Barbican, with idiosyncratic Mozart from Buniatishvili.

***11

Handel's Messiah overpowered by massed forces at the Proms

Nick Boston, 7th September

Massed choral forces, a strong solo line up and expanded orchestral forces overpower Handel at the end of the BBC Proms Choral Day.

***11

Depth and delivery: Joshua Bell and the ASMF in San Francisco

Lois Silverstein, 7th April

On a tour of the United States, Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform Mendelssohn, Schumann and Vince Mendoza in Davies Symphony Hall.

*****

Mozart and Beethoven from the ASMF and Bell in Sydney mini-residency

Zoltán Szabó, 8th October

Sydney revels in Joshua Bell's masterful violin playing and leadership of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on their Australian tour.

****1

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.