Trio Loyko
Sergey Erdenko - violin, vocal.
Michael Savichev - guitar, vocal.
Vladimir Bessonov - violin, vocal.
Every nation has its’ legendary heroes: three bogatyrs, three musketeers … And of course the Gypsies have them too - the trio “Loyko”, three comrades living and playing in our time. Though, originally, Loyko Zobar - was a solitary Gypsy who wandered in the south of Russia a few hundred years ago, was the greatest horse thief of all times, had the kindest soul and was the most ingenious violinist-virtuoso known. There is no one among the Gypsy tribe who would equal him.
Loyko played his violin so beautifully, that even horses deliberately left their stables and followed him carelessly until the edge of the world. The trio “Loyko” was named in his honour with the violinists - Sergey Erdenko and Vladimir Bessonov now joined by the guitarist Michael Savichev.
Sergey Erdenko organised the trio «Loyko» in 1990 in London. “Loyko” tours many different countries and continents, performing on the best European and American stages for more than 17 years.
“Loyko” has released 10 solo CDs and DVDs. According to critics “Loyko” belongs by rights to the world’s violin elite.” The group became some kind of musical laboratory, having played thousands of solo concerts all over the world, and also performing at the largest Festivals of traditional, jazz or classical music. An outstanding Austrian director André Heller, invited “Loyko” with seven of the best Sinti and Roma groups from India, Egypt, Albania, Spain, Macedonia, Hungary and Russia to perform in the show “MAGNETEN”, the first time authentic masters of this music performed in a major stage production in Western Europe. From then onwards the fame of “Loyko” increased and their concerts are broadcast on many television channels in Europe …
Lord Yehudi Menuhin, invited “Loyko” three times to his concerts and festivals in Paris, Brussels, Barcelona where they performed on stage with world famous musicians as Ravi Shankar, Dr.L.Subramaniam, Stéphane Grappelli, Gilles Apap.
Ronnie Wood, the guitarist from the “Rolling Stones”, invited “Loyko” to take part in the recording of the album ” Slide on ” in Ireland. At the Festival of vanguard classical music in Austria, the violinist Gideon Kremer, repeatedly invited “Loyko” with solo programmes.
“It is when you mix rhythms, styles, genres and intonations from different cultures that you obtain the most interesting results. When they get into your heart and become part of it, something new is born, which is the essence of live music born on the road. It’s my dream to make “Loyko’s” music a universal art uniting different genres and cultures “.
Sergey Erdenko
