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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 7:30 PM
Mayo Civic Center - Presentation Hall
30 Civic Center Dr. SE
Rochester, Minnesota 55904
ON SALE: August 10 (Members)/August 24 (Public) TICKETS: $23.50/$26
“The funniest show on music and the life of musicians...since the great Victor Borge” says violinist Gidon Kremer. Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo are two classical musicians who have taken the world by storm with their unique and hilarious theatrical shows, which combine comedy with classical music and popular culture. Their clips on YouTube, have gathered over 40 million hits. Equally comfortable performing in classical concert halls, as well as in stadiums in front of crowds of 18,000+, their collective dream is to make classical music accessible to a wider and younger audience. Sponsored by: Spectrum Reach & Minnesota Public Radio.
Many of classical music’s biggest names, such as Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Janine Jansen, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky, Viktoria Mullova, and Julian Rachlin, have joined them in their musical sketches. Aleksey and Hyung-ki have also teamed up with actors, such as John Malkovich, and former James Bond, Sir Roger Moore, on several occasions in aid of UNICEF.
Besides touring "A Little Nightmare Music" and "AND NOW MOZART", they also perform "BIG Nightmare Music", with symphony orchestras, and lead their musical education program "8 to 88" at universities and music schools around the world, leaving students inspired and confident to break new grounds for their own musical journeys.
Igudesman & Joo can be seen in several films, including their own "Mockumentary", "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Classical Music".
On New Year’s Eve, 2011, at the Vienna Konzerthaus, with the help of 100 violinists from all over the world, Igudesman & Joo set the world record for the most "Dancing Violinists" performing together on stage. The world record was conceived and produced by the duo in aid of UNICEF.
"Having had the great pleasure to have shared a stage with my friends Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo, I can tell you that even from up-close they are the real thing.They are extremely funny, very original, and highly-skilled musicians to boot. Their mix of classical music and comedy is absolutely unique."
JOHN MALKOVICH – Actor