Igor Sandler. Musician

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Igor Sandler is a famous Russian musician and producer. He began his creative activity in the 80s of the last century. During this time, Sandler made a huge contribution to the development of culture and art. Do you want to know more about this musician, his work and life path? Read this article carefully.

Igor Sandler: biography

The future musician was born on February 7, 1956 in the Russian city of Saratov. Igor from an early age began to be interested in music. Parents were happy about this and strongly supported their son in his endeavor. Thus, Sandler received a musical education from the age of six. He spent a year in a preparatory class, then for seven years he studied at a music school. After graduating from it, Igor Sandler entered the Saratov College of Music. Having received a secondary education, the musician studied at the conducting department at the Saratov Conservatory for five years. Igor was fond of classical music. However, he often listened to foreign bands like the Beatles, Animals, Doors andetc.

Participation in a group

When Igor Sandler graduated from the conservatory, he worked for a year in a jazz-rock band called "Seliger". In 1978 the Integral group visited Saratov. The team needed another musician, and Boris Alibasov (producer) noticed the promising Igor Sandler. As a result, Igor joined the Integral group as a keyboardist. Later, the team gained immense popularity throughout the entire Soviet Union. Moreover, the group became a laureate of the eminent rock music festival "Tbilisi-80".

Own group

In 1982, Igor left the team after four years of work. The musician wants to start a solo career in order to get complete creative freedom. On the basis of the Lipetsk Philharmonic, Igor Borisovich Sandler organized his own musical group, which was called "Index-398" (the postal code of Lipetsk). During 1983-1984, Sandler worked on creating a unique program that consisted entirely of rock versions of classical music. The main goal is to acquaint modern youth with the classics and show the connection between the musical images of different eras and modern times. At the same time, Igor takes part in filming. Sandler has appeared in films such as Recipe for Her Youth, Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta, etc.

Music activities

Since 1985, Igor's group has begun an activetouring activity. The team was very popular. The musical compositions matched perfectly with the amazing visuals (Index was one of the most technically equipped bands). As a result, each performance of this group is a huge and unforgettable show. In addition, the composition of the "Index" was constantly replenished with talented musicians. Thus, the well-known performer and laureate of international music competitions Albert Asadullin sang in the group for two years.

Together with Assadullin, Igor Sandler developed a new concert program called "Peace to the Earth", which was dedicated to the fortieth anniversary of the Victory. The program included works by such great poets as A. Voznesensky, R. Gazmatov, G. Tukay, E. Yevtushenko. The last joint concert with Assadulin took place at the Central House of the Soviet Army in 1986.

In 1988, the group again replenished with a talented musician. Grigory Leps joined the team as a vocalist, who years later will become a famous solo artist. In 1989 (September 8 and 9) the team took part in a charity festival called "Ecology, mercy, beauty", which was held in Moscow. In 1989, Igor Sandler began collaborating with English director and producer Barry White. Together they worked on the adaptation of the musical "The Boy Who Dared to Rock" for the Russian audience. The performance was dedicated to the memory of the king of rock and roll Elvis Presley. The full premiere of the musical took place in December of the same year. However, this event was overshadowed by a terrible tragedy. A fire broke out at the technical base, as a result of which Mikhail Zhbrykunov (sound engineer) and Igor Bondarev (technician) died. In addition, all the concert equipment burned to the ground.

Sunset of "Index"

Nevertheless, Igor's losing streak didn't end there. Due to the sudden death of Barry White, the return visit of the Index group to the UK never took place. Soon Igor Sandler disbands the team and leaves for England himself. There he cooperates with the musicians of the deceased producer and creates a group called Red Rock. For two years, Sandler has been touring with his new band in small concert halls and pubs in England.

In the 90s, Igor gradually begins to do business in Russia, and his business is flourishing. Sandler is the owner of valuable patents and several factories. Nevertheless, as Igor admitted, he did not get any pleasure from the business. After all, his heart belongs to music. It is for this reason that Sandler opened his own production center, thanks to which he can help talented and young musicians.