Aleksey Igudesman Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“Audiences respond in entirely different ways. One thing is unanimous - music binds us altogether.”

“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.”

“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!”

“We've always dreamt of a TV series and working in film. When we first sat down to seriously write 'A Little Nightmare Music,' to write something for TV was our original inspiration. But all the stuff we were writing down is not going to work on stage. We had to rewrite it so it would work on the stage.”

“Classical music is something that we're very passionate about, but we always thought it was presented in a stuffy way.”

“I do use an electric violin. Actually, my regular electric violin, which I sometimes use, is by Ned Steinburger.”

“I was able to turn to classical music many people, who saw my programs live and on YouTube, and this is one of the nicest achievements I can have.”

“Our first show, 'A Little Nightmare Music,' encompasses a lot of zany humor with beautiful classical music.”

“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.”