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3rd Eurasia Competition for Russian Folk Instruments

Recently I have discovered videos from the 3rd Eurasia Competition for players od Russian folk instruments. The performances of Ganyushkina Svetlana Vasilievna (Jekaterinburg) Domra-Alt and Unguryan Maria Alexandrovna (Jekaterinburg) Domra have been published in the youtube channel of the pianist Kristina Shestakova. Ganyushkina Svetlana Vasilievna (Jekaterinburg) Alt-Domra – 3rd Price III International Competition of Performers […]

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Victor Solomin – Domra – Sonatas and Partitas for Violin by J. S. Bach

Victor Solomin is a domra player from Kiew in the Ukraine. He likes to play Jazz and music by Sting on his domra, but he also plays the works by Johann Sebastian Bach. I have compiled a playlist with recordings of the Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo by Johann Sebastian Bach played by Victor

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Domra and Guitar Duo 9 String Theory – Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Paganini, Scarlatti and Russian Melodies

I have recently discovered the domra and guitar duet 9 String Theory from Atlanta, USA. They have just gievn an interview to present their next concert. It is available on the website of WABE 9 String Theory is not just a catchy name but also a straightforward calculation. It’s a musical duo featuring Angelina Galashenkova

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IZUMRUD – Great Band with Domra, Balalaika and Accordion from Ekaterinburg (Russia)

The Group IZUMRUD from Ekaterinburg in Russia is one of the most progressive band playing Russian folk instruments like domra, balalaika or the accordion bayan today. In 2012 the band played at the Picknick Jazz Festival in Tomsk. Several pieces played at this festival are available in a long youtube video that includes interviews (in

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The Red Sarafan – Dimitry Kalinin – Balalaika Virtuoso – Meteor – Singing Saw

The Red Sarafan is a well known Russian song that I have found a long time ago in the mandolin method by Ernesto Köhler published in 1887 by the Zimmermann publishing company. I have looked through this method recently and thought that I should watch some videos of this song. So I found this video

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The Washington Balalaika Orchestra – Concerts with Balalaika, Domra, Flute and other Russian Folk Instruments

Today I want to present the Washington Balalaika Orchestra. The concert given on Oct. 9 has been recorded and is available in five youtube videos. The orchestra was founded more than 20 years ago and is directed by Svetlana Nikonova since 2003. Today the Washington Balalika Society has the biggest balalaika orchestra in the USA,

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Wolga Virtuosen Quartett

The Wolga Virtuosen Quartet was one of the groups at the Eurofestival Zupfmusik in Bruchsal that got a lot of applause for their performance of typical Russian folklore. It was a lot of fun to watch the players play and act. The group was composed of prim-domra, alto-domra, bass-balalaika and the accordion instrument bayan. Ther

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Watermusic – Georg Friedrich Händel on plucked instruments

Last year was the 250th year after the death of Georg Friedrich Händel, and so Händels music was present in the media. Händels music can also be played on plucked instruments, here I have collected some interesting examples: Suite by Händel played by the Mandolin Orchestra Het CONSORT Evan J. Marshall, Solo Mandolin: Handel’s Pastorale

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Stephen Lalor – Domra / Mandolin / Steve Lalor – Guitar

Stephen Lalor will attend the Eurofestival Zupfmusik in Juni in Bruchsal. Here is the only video with Stephen Lalor that I have found: Mandolin Solo Domra Stephen Lalor “Kolo Kolo” World music mandolin domra solo Russia Volatinsky Trio Australia I have found some other Videos with a singer and guitarist named Steve Lalor – but

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Bis-Quit – Pop, Folk, Jazz and more with Domra and Balalaika

Erich Heinemann, a mandolin player from Bonn who writes about mandolin on his site www.mandolinen-museum.de has discovered the homepage of a very interesting Russian ensemble with domra, balalaika, balalaika bass, accordion, drums and last but not least a saxofone – the Bis-Quit ensemble from Saint Petersburg in Russia. The group is composed of six professional

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