‘All musical styles are innately interconnected’ - Aleksey Igudesman’s life lessons

I like to say that my parents first asked me if I wanted to become a musician shortly before I was born! I grew up in an extremely musical household and remember crawling under the piano and listening to the sounds – it was like a cave of music. When I attended the Yehudi Menuhin School in London, it was magical to be around these other weird little kids also doing music at a very high level. And even in today’s terms, it was astounding how diverse our influences were. The school’s record collection included everything from Indian music to Irish folk, and I remember a composition teacher bringing us Bohemian Rhapsody to analyse alongside Bach. All musical styles are innately interconnected…