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Igudesman and Joo - Saturday, May 3, 2014
Igude-who?
I'd never heard of them, and the promotional image looked kind of corny. I mean, two guys dressed up in Mozart wigs standing dramatically in front of a pink-purple backdrop? Come on, now.
But Yelp was giving out a limited number of pairs of free tickets to see their show tonight at the Flint Center in Cupertino, so I figured what the hey, musical comedy can't be that bad.
Well I'm really glad we got the tickets and saw the show, because I was blown away! These guys have a great stage presence, are amazingly talented musicians (Joo on piano and Igudesman on violin), and are freaking hilarious!
Their aim is to make classical music more appealing to a broader and younger audience. The show was called "And Now... Mozart!" and contained absolutely no music by Mozart. There were lots of antics, much novelty, and a ton of fun. My favorite sketches were:
I'd never heard of them, and the promotional image looked kind of corny. I mean, two guys dressed up in Mozart wigs standing dramatically in front of a pink-purple backdrop? Come on, now.
But Yelp was giving out a limited number of pairs of free tickets to see their show tonight at the Flint Center in Cupertino, so I figured what the hey, musical comedy can't be that bad.
Well I'm really glad we got the tickets and saw the show, because I was blown away! These guys have a great stage presence, are amazingly talented musicians (Joo on piano and Igudesman on violin), and are freaking hilarious!
Their aim is to make classical music more appealing to a broader and younger audience. The show was called "And Now... Mozart!" and contained absolutely no music by Mozart. There were lots of antics, much novelty, and a ton of fun. My favorite sketches were:
- Musical Police: Igudesman dressed as a musical police officer, and to verify that Joo wasn't drunk, made him play a few lines from a couple dozen songs in rapid succession.
- Musical Navigation: Igudesman played a song with the guidance of a musical navigation app on his phone
- Do You Believe In Gravity?: Igudesman rips the lid prop out of Joo's piano, only to reveal that it's actually a customized electric violin. Joo rips off one of the legs of the piano to reveal that it's a customized electric keyboard. They then rock out in a song where all their lyrics "rhyme with 'E'".
- Mozart Will Survive: Igudesman begins by singing a Russian rendition of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and then gets the audience to sing a three-part harmony in the tune of Pachelbel's "Canon in D", and the two of them close the night with a rap.