Title: The Music Critic with John Malkovich
Soloist: Aleksey Igudesman, Hyung‑ki Joo
Presenter: John Malkovich
Orchestra: The Oregon Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Oregon
Year: 2012

A delightfully quirky stage show written by violinist Aleksey Igudesman, featuring John Malkovich as a scathing (yet strangely endearing) “evil critic.” Malkovich delivers some of the harshest, most absurd historical critiques ever published. With bold biting lines he insults Beethoven, Chopin, and Brahms but what creates the humor is the way Igudesman and pianist Hyung‑ki Joo counter these caustic remarks with the actual music, synchronizing damning reviews with the beautiful passages they mock