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 ...

A balalaika is a triangle-shaped string instrument with a fretted neck, hollow body and three strings. Two of them are tuned to the same note and the third is tuned a perfect fourth higher. "Children ...

This week musicians from all over the world have been practicing like crazy to prepare for Saturday night's Russian Folk Concert at Chenery Auditorium. The Balalaika and Domra Association of America ...

Members of the Kalinka Balalaika Orchestra recently starred in Ewan McGregor's A Gentleman in Moscow television series Britain's only balalaika orchestra is struggling for members partly because of ...