Igor Outkine (russian: Игорь Уткин, born 1964 in the
Soviet Union) is an acoustic and midi
accordion
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ist and vocalist. His vocal and instrumental repertoire covers a wide range of music such as
classical and opera,
Neapolitan song,
Argentine
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and Russian
tango,
jazz and
pop
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He studied classical accordion at
Elektrostal's music college and traditional singing at the
Gnesin Institute in
Moscow. He performed with several folk groups and with the Rozovsky Theatre of Moscow. He came to London in 1990 with the gypsy band and has continued to perform the music of his homeland in various venues.
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 Almond's live DVD ''Sin Songs''.
He has played on several major film soundtracks including ''
The Man Who Knew Too Little'', ''
Birthday Girl
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'', ''
MirrorMask'', ''
La Vie en Rose
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'' and ''
La Môme''. Outkine also appears on screen in the
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film ''
Eastern Promises'', singing the Russian folk song "
Dark Eyes". He appeared on ITV’s ''Britain Got Talent'' in 2019 performing a pop medley.
In 1996, Igor Outkine formed a music duo with English violinist Sarah Harrison called Mazaika. Their repertoire consists of
Russian folk music and
Gypsy music, Russian and Argentinian tango, classical virtuoso showpieces, opera highlights, Neapolitan songs and French
chanson,
Hotclub jazz and Outkine's original compositions.
References
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Credits
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at
Allmusic
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Credits
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* Credit, Arkansas, a ghost town
* Credit River, a river in Ontario, Canada
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AllmusicMazaika in Edinburgh Festival 2006 Guide
External links
*
Mazaika Duo official site
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Living people
1964 births
21st-century accordionists