Moscow Dance Duo

Highlights
* Professional and enthusiastic musicians
* Authentic Russian folk music amongst other genres
* Best rates in the South
* Varied setlist suitable for a range of audiences
* A unique experience!



Moscow Dance Duo are:
-Sarah – violin 
-Igor– versatile vocals /accordion /magic midi accordion/vocal harmonizer.
* Can be extended to trio quartet or quintet!

Moscow Dance Duo is a perfect yet totally unconventional marriage of violin accordion and voice with performances full of fun excitement and virtuosity emotional depth and musical subtlety. Their twinkling humour and rapport with the audience and with each other gives the audience an intoxicating experience which they will never forget.

Moscow Dance Duo was formed in 1996 after Russian accordionist and singer Igor Outkine got together with English violinist Sarah Harrison. Their mutual broad taste in music and classical background has allowed them to enjoy playing in a wide range of music styles. Their extensive repertoire consists of Russian folk and Gypsy music Russian and Argentine tango classical virtuoso showpieces opera highlights Neapolitan songs French chansons Hotclub jazz and Igor’s original compositions. Igor loves performing popular music as one man band "Chameleon" on his Roland midi accordion (keyboard) and use vocal harmonizer.  His pocket ABBA tribute "Mamma Mia"' and "Bohemian Rhapsody' are very impressive indeed.

Moscow Dance Band have given concerts and cabaret performances at Concert Halls and Music Festivals throughout Britain Europe and the U.S.A. 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(Scotland), Wild Flower Festival (USA).

Moscow Dance Duo's Cabaret performances at the Edinburgh Fringe 2005, 2006 and 2009 were greatly received to high critical acclaim.

Moscow Dance Duo also performs as Quartet with guitarist and double bassist. Moscow Dance Quartet started 2006 by thrilling the audience with a stomping yet soulful performance onstage at the Russian Winter Festival in London’s Trafalgar Square. They have also appeared with their Russian Band on the Terry and Gabby Show. They are in great demand for rural touring schemes in Britain.

IGOR OUTKINE studied classical accordion at Elektrostal's music college and traditional singing at the Gnesin Institute in Moskow. He performed extensively with top 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.

In 1996 he met violinist Sarah Harrison with whom he created Moscow Dance Band. His performance of Russian Tangos, Romances and Folksongs at the Oxford Chamber Music Festival in 2001 was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. In 2004 he appeared in Almeida Theatre in London with Soft Cell's 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 9 July 2007 at Shepherd's Bush Empire. He played on the Cirque Du Soleil CD "Varekai", and Igor was a member of Antonio Forcione Quartet for 2 years.

He has played on several major film soundtracks "The man who knew too little"(1998), "Birthday Girl"(2001),"Mirrormask"(2004), "La vie en rose", French title "La Mome" (2007). Igor appears on screen in the new feature film "Eastern Promises" (2007) directed by David Cronenberg ("Fly","Crash") singing Russian song Dark Eyes.

Igor's vocal and instrumental repertoire covers an extremely wide range of music such as Classical and Opera, Neapolitan song, Argentinean and Russian Tango, Jazz and Pop.

SARAH HARRISON trained as a classical violinist at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London after which extensive travels enabled her to experiment with many other musical styles. She has worked with Django Bates and Delightful Precipice, The Folk Orchestra (now Orbestra), Charanga Rivera and the Marianne Olyver Gypsy Orchestra. She has also appeared widely in the theatre, including two tours with Lumiere & Son, a run with Fascinating Aida at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, and at the National Theatre. She leads a string quartet - The Picasso Players -and is a member of the Hot Club of New Cross. She gave a concert of works by Fritz Kreisler and contemporaries at the Purcell room with pianist Howard Beach in May 2003.