BRATTLEBORO-Celebrating cross-cultural creativity, and exploring the range of possibilities for balalaika, piano, and voice is Duo Balalaika, performing Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Brattleboro Music Center.
The 4 p.m. performance will feature Oleg Kruglyakov on the balalaika and Terry Boyarsky on piano.
Duo Balalaika is an international project "born out of a love of traditional music and classical elegance," say event organizers. Kruglyakov is a balalaika virtuoso from Siberia and Boyarsky is an American concert pianist.
Their performances draw on Russian culture - from humorous pieces, variations, dance music, rhythmic folk songs, and romances. In addition to classical music, Duo Balalaika performs many genres, including music of Ukrainian composers, tango, blue grass, Soviet film music, and their own arrangements of ragtime.
Says Robert Spano, music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, "With music of élan, finesse and passion, this duo's performances are irresistible."
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and are available at bmcvt.org, 802-257-4523, and [email protected].
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