We are fans of Mozart and Beethoven, as well 'Sout... -Aleksey Igudesman

We are fans of Mozart and Beethoven, as well 'South Park' and Borat. We believe that we can attract many people who eschew the serious ambiance of concert halls and don't go to classical music concerts because of such reasons. However, there is a 'serious humor' on the stage: funny and ridiculous. That is important!

Aleksey Igudesman , Musician
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Aleksey Igudesman is a Russian-born violinist, composer, and conductor. He is known for his performances as part of the classical music comedy duo "Igudesman & Joo." Igudesman's musical style combines classical music with humor, creating entertaining and engaging performances. He has collaborated with renowned orchestras and musicians worldwide and has gained popularity for his innovative approach to classical music.

Aleksey Igudesman Quotes to Explore

Our first show, 'A Little Nightmare Music,' encompasses a lot of zany humor with beautiful classical music....
From the very beginning, I started doing music performances with a lot of theatrical aspects to them, where humor was a part of it but not necessarily...
We are fans of Mozart and Beethoven, as well 'South Park' and Borat. We believe that we can attract many people who eschew the serious ambiance of con...
Audiences respond in entirely different ways. One thing is unanimous - music binds us altogether....
We're passionate musicians, but we felt classical concerts were more like a funeral because nobody talked and everybody was dressed so conservatively....
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 in...
I do use an electric violin. Actually, my regular electric violin, which I sometimes use, is by Ned Steinburger....
We developed our own type of Igudesman and Joo electric violin, let's say, and funny enough, the shape of it was developed by the head technician of S...
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 histor...
It is interesting that our biggest fans are the greatest names of the classical music scene, such as Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky and ...

Humor Quotes to Explore

I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, esp...
The 'Twilight' movies are great in their own right, but they certainly don't have any sense of humor to them....
Our first show, 'A Little Nightmare Music,' encompasses a lot of zany humor with beautiful classical music....
From the very beginning, I started doing music performances with a lot of theatrical aspects to them, where humor was a part of it but not necessarily...
We are fans of Mozart and Beethoven, as well 'South Park' and Borat. We believe that we can attract many people who eschew the serious ambiance of con...
The Muslims in the Cape are associated with having a very good sense of humor....
Humor helps people open up....
I think that humor is part of what saves us from despair....
As a kid, I loved 'Godot' because of the poetry and the humor and the strangeness, but then as you get older, it's much more resonant....
My humor is a lot like Kristen Wiig's from 'Saturday Night Live' or 'Bridesmaids.' Quirky, off the beaten path....