The Washington Balalaika Society, presents "A Musical Journey Around the World," joined by the Kalinka Dance Ensemble of Baltimore. The Kalinka Ensemble is a highly acclaimed regional dance company ...

The largest Russian folk instrument orchestra outside the former Soviet Union is based in D.C., and has performed for more than 25 years The sound of the balalaika is evocative, mysterious and deeply ...

Austin’s Flying Balalaika Brothers are to Russian folk music what Béla Fleck is to bluegrass: Outside-the-box, no-boundaries, take-no-prisoners innovators. The FBBs combine jaw-dropping virtuosity ...

Nick Baker tells the story of the humble, three-stringed balalaika and maverick Russian virtuoso, Alexey Arhipovskiy, who has brought to it new attitude, ambition and a surprising new sound. Alexey ...

For many, playing the recorder or clanging a triangle at school was a ritual part of growing up, but one musical group in Manchester is offering people a chance to play a more unusual instrument - the ...

Program notes ([2] p.) inserted in container. Recording separated into three sections: balalaika, accordion, domra. 101. Concerto for Balalaika: Molto Moderato / Mikhail Rozhkov, balalaika. State ...

Kira Lisitskaya (Photo: Public Domain; St.Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music) He was meant to be a poor and unknown handyman, but his talent was shining too bright to go unnoticed. In 1900, ...

206 Travushka (Blue Grass) / Polyanka Russian Gypsy Orchestra. Balalaika. Russian language 205 Moldovanskii Tanets (Moldavian Dance) / Polyanka Russian Gypsy Orchestra. Balalaika. Russian language 204 ...

Britain's only balalaika orchestra is struggling for members partly because of anti-Russian sentiment within the UK, its founder has said. Common in Eastern European folk music, balalaikas usually ...