Aleksey Igudesman quotes

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. (Aleksey Igudesman)
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. View quote
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Audiences respond in entirely different ways. One thing is unanimous - music binds us altogether. View quote
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I do use an electric violin. Actually, my regular electric violin, which I sometimes use, is by Ned Steinburger. View quote
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Our first show, A Little Nightmare Music, encompasses a lot of zany humor with beautiful classical music. View quote
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The idea of a musical comedy was something we had had in mind for many years, but the project 'Igudesman & Joo: A Little Nightmare Music' has a history that goes back five years. I can say that this is the most successful project that we have ever done. View quote
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Instruments are a phenomenal investment, especially violins and violas and celli, because the value really doesn't go down, and it just rises up at incredible speed and has done, and I believe will continue to do so, because these rare instruments are not getting more. They are getting less and less through the years. View quote
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