Igor Outkine (born 1964 in
Russia
) is an accordionist and
vocalist. His vocal and instrumental repertoire covers an
extremely wide range of music such as
classical and
opera,
Neapolitan song,
Argentine and Russian
tango,
jazz and
pop.
He studied
classical accordion at Elektrostal
's music college and traditional singing at the
Gnesin Institute in Moscow
. He
performed extensively with several folk groups and with the
Rozovsky Theatre of Moscow. He came to London in 1990 with the
gypsy band Loyko and has continued to perform the music of his
homeland in various venues.
His performance of Russian Tangos, Romances and Folksongs at the
Oxford Chamber Music
Festival in 2000 was broadcast by
BBC
Radio 3.
In 2004 he appeared in Almeida Theatre
in London
with
Soft Cell lead singer Marc Almond playing and singing Russian songs
and is featured on Marc's live DVD Sin Songs. In
2007 he appeared again with Marc Almond on
9
July 2007 in Shepherd Bush Empire. He played on the
Cirque du Soleil
Varekai soundtrack. Outkine was a
member of
Antonio Forcione
Quartet for two years.
He has played on several major film
soundtracks including
The Man Who Knew Too
Little,
Birthday
Girl,
MirrorMask,
La Vie en Rose, and
La Môme. Outkine also appears
on screen in the
David Cronenberg
film
Eastern Promises,
singing the Russian folksong "
Dark
Eyes".
In 1996, Igor Outkine formed a music duo with English violinist
Sarah Harrison called Mazaika. Their mutual broad taste in music
and classical background has allowed them to enjoy a wide range of
music styles. Their extensive repertoire consists of
Russian folk and
Gypsy
music, Russian and Argentinian tango, classical virtuoso
showpieces, opera highlights, Neapolitan songs and French
chanson,
Hotclub jazz and
Outkine's original compositions, which always have a strong
improvisational element.
Mazaika have given concerts and
cabaret
performances at concert halls and music festivals throughout
Britain, Europe and the United States.
They gave three
sellout performances at the Purcell Room on London's South Bank
. Other notable concert venues include The QEH,
St John’s Smith Square, Holders Festival in Barbados
, Cambridge
Summer Music Festival, Le Quecumbar, London’s premier gypsy jazz
venue, and the Hollywell Room in Oxford. Festivals include
Rhythms of The World in Hitching, Pittenweem Arts Festival and
Belladrum Festival in Scotland
, and the
Wild Flower Festival in the United States. Mazaika’s cabaret
performances at the Edinburgh Fringe 2005 and 2006 received high
critical acclaim.
Mazaika also performs as a
quartet with a
guitarist and a double bassist.
Mazaika Quartet performed onstage in 2006 at
the Russian Winter Festival in London’s Trafalgar Square
. They have also appeared with their Russian
band on the
Terry and Gabby Show.He is also famous as twin
of Italian
Diego Zucca.
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