Aleksey Igudesman

about

Aleksey Igudesman is a Russian violinist, composer, conductor and actor. He performs in the duo Igudesman & Joo. Igudesman was born in Leningrad, Russia. At the age of 12 he was accepted at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England. From 1989 to 1998 he studied violin with Boris Kuschnir at the Vienna Conservatory. He has published three violin sonatas, the second dedicated to Julian Rachlin and the third to Viktoria Mullova, who also played the world premiere of the piece. Aleksey Igudesman's compositions have been performed worldwide by soloists, ensembles and orchestras, often with Igudesman as a solo violinist/conductor, including Kremerata Baltica, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Vorarlerg Symphony Orchestra, Virtuosi Italiani, Tonkünstler Orchestra, Belgrade Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Ducale and many others. In a project named Violins Of The World Igudesman has performed his violin duets with Gidon Kremer, Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Vadim Repin, Pavel Vernikov and Alexandra Soumm. Igudesman’s poems have been recited by Roger Moore With his string trio Trilogy, he has given concerts all over the world, as well as recording several CDs for Sony BMG. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

Spheres - Einaudi, Glass, Nyman, Pärt, Richter

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Fasten Seat Belts

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Igudesman & Joo: Rachmaninoff Will Survive (Live)

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Spheres

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Flight of the Bumble Hornet - Improvisation (Live)

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Fasten Seat Belts: Virtuoso Pieces for Solo Violin

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Sunfire

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Noseland Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Violamania

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The Other Seasons

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Mendelssohn - Händel

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Works for Violin and Piano

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