Russian Music Duo from Boston, Massachusetts consists of two members: balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina and piano player Boris Fogel.
Balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina was born on April 24, 1973 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia. Elina began her formal training at the Mussorgsky Music College of St. Petersburg and continued her training at N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, earning a degree as an Orchestra Soloist. She continued her training at the Conservatory, which included a brief residency in Germany. After, she returned to her native St. Petersburg and completed her education, earning a Doctor of Musical Art degree in the Balalaika. Following her graduation, she began working as a musician, both as a teacher and as a performer, teaching balalaika, mandolin, and piano. Elina Karokhina (Russian: Элина Львовна Карохина) served in the Russian Army in the Military Ensemble in the Northwest Order of Red Stars. This ensemble has won many awards in competitions across Russia, including in Moscow and Sochi in 2009. Lina has performed a number of private command concerts for high-ranking generals. As a balalaika soloist Lina has toured all over the world.
Russian Music Duo from Boston, Massachusetts (Russian: Русский музыкальный дуэт) is available for hire for all kind of private and corporate events, performing art centers, schools, libraries, etc.
CONTACT INFORMATION
To get a price quote for performance, ask any questions, please send an email to msmirnov@yahoo.com or call (201) 981-2497.
VIDEOS
W.A. Mozart. Alla Turca. Allegretto (Turkish March) - video
Russian Balalaika Duo - program of Russian, Ukrainian, Gypsy, Cossack, Klezmer, and international music and songs performed on balalaika, garmoshka and guitars. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. video
Alex Siniavski - balalaika virtuoso and Gypsy guitar virtuoso from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. video
New York Balalaika Orchestra performs at Russian Orthodox weddings, fundraising balls, large scale social events, Doctor Zhivago's style corporate parties. video
Chicago Cossacks - Russian music and song ensemble from Illinois. video
Brooklyn Balalaikas - Russian Folk Music Trio from Brooklyn, New York. Artistic Director Leonid Bruk. video
RUSSIAN BAND - Gypsy, Ukrainian, Russian music and songs. Instruments: balalaika, domra, drums, garmoshka (Russian button accordion), Gypsy guitar, classic guitar, contrabass balalaika, cello and vocals. video
Barynya Entertainment established in 1991 (on-line since 1998). Musicians, dancers, one-man-bands, singers, cabaret, circus, can-can, masters of ceremonies, folk dancers, wedding bands, disc jockeys, jazz, storytellers, world music, Jewish, Ukrainian, Gypsy, and Russian.
WWW.BARYNYA.COM Barynya is the biggest and the best Russian dance and music ensemble outside of Russia (New York, USA). Russian, Gypsy, Cossack, Ukrainian dances, songs and music with live accompaniment of balalaika,
domra,
garmoshka, Gypsy guitar, bayan, violin and contrabass balalaika
