Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo met at the age of twelve, at the Yehudi Menuhin School, in England, and since then, have remained friends and writing partners.

Igudesman (born 22 February 1973) is a Russian violinist, composer, conductor and actor.

[1] Well known classical performers such as Emanuel Ax, Janine Jansen, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky, Viktoria Mullova, and Julian Rachlin, have joined them in their musical sketches.

[2] Classical conductor Bernard Haitink commented "Igudesman and Joo played at my 80th birthday celebrations.

In 2008 they toured Europe with Robin Gibb (Bee Gees), Midge Ure (Ultravox), co-creator of Live Aid and Band Aid, Tears for Fears, Simple Minds, and Kim Wilde and Joe Kerr.