Aleksey Mikhailovich Igudesman (born 22 February 1973) is a Russian violinist, composer, conductor and actor. He performs in the duo Igudesman & Joo.
Combining music, theater and comedy is a new and broader form of expression. In certain combinations you can make people laugh one moment, cry the next, and then be astounded by the beauty of the music.
I was able to turn to classical music many people, and this is one of the nicest achievements I can have.
For me, personally, the most interesting music comes from the popular sector - from film and pop music - since contemporary classical music got stuck and went into directions where it lost a lot of the public by over-intellectualizing.
Audiences respond in entirely different ways. One thing is unanimous - music binds us altogether.
Our first show, A Little Nightmare Music, encompasses a lot of zany humor with beautiful classical music.
I do use an electric violin. Actually, my regular electric violin, which I sometimes use, is by Ned Steinburger.
Mick Ralphs
Stan Brakhage
Hamza Yusuf
Christian Boltanski
John Carew
Kay Ryan
Kat Richardson
Camille Desmoulins
John Edwards
Heinz von Foerster
Mikky Ekko
Marisa Silver