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Maestro Jules Reveals is a celebration of classical music.

Jules van Hessen is on the rise. The eloquent Dutch conductor continues on the path paved by conductors such as Leonard Bernstein. It’s a hit!

- De Telegraaf

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Jules van Hessen is a born entertainer. He evokes sympathy for classical music through who he is and the stories he tells.

- Eindhovens Dagblad

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Not knowing anything about classical music and still having a great evening? Conductor Jules van Hessen transforms traditional symphonic concerts. With a great dose of humor.

- De Gelderlander

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The performance had everything you could imagine with Mahler's Eighth.

Van Hessen, knighted at the end, made a great achievement. No climax eluded him. Some chauvinism is in place here.

- Trouw

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Not religious music, is the general opinion about Verdi's Requiem, because it is “too much like opera”, too ostentatious. This Mass of the Dead has unmistakably theatrical sides, but conductor Jules van Hessen convincingly demonstrated the work’s religiousness past weekend. For the hour and a half that this Requiem lasts, musicians and audience were in a bubble of warm beauty, caused by both the wonderful music of Verdi and the inspired playing of the orchestra, choir and soloists. 'Just do what Verdi prescribes', was Van Hessen's sober commentary on details such as moments of unexpected silence, a meaningful dynamic of extremes and an orchestral coloring that gives you goosebumps. From the start it was clear that Van Hessen went for content and not for effect. So, no noisy soloists with an own agenda, no overwhelming through grand gestures or an excess of fortissimi, but modesty that approached the character of a prayer, of humility and human doubt.

- Eindhovens Dagblad

Quotes from the audience:

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Such an explanation makes the music come alive for me much more

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It's great: I know more about music history after one evening of Maestro Jules than after four years of study at the conservatoire

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Maestro Jules introduces the audience to classical music in an innovative way

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Ingenious explanation! Marvellous evening!

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Fantastic evening thanks to Maestro Jules and the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra