Trapped in a Nightmare
March 23, 2012 Ayano Hodouchi
Russian pop-rock is out to conquer Europe
March 14, 2012 Veronika Dorman
Although she has dominated the Russian pop-rock scene from the outset, Zemfira, referred to by music critics as ‘Kurt Cobain in a skirt’, is currently exporting her cracked voice and dark lyrics to Europe, and is performing in London on 15 March
Grannies go to Eurovision
March 13, 2012 Svetlana Borisova
The folk group from the Republic of Udmurtia in central Russia will represent the country on Eurovision contest
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Terem Quartet: Why the balalaikas?
December 11, 2011 Polina Mokhova
The members of the Terem Quartet could be called cosmopolitans with a Russian soul. When they first performed at the Leningrad Music Teacher Training College in 1986, the audience would not let them go, giving them a standing ovation
From ritual village songs to the Sugar Plum Fairy
December 6, 2011 Phoebe Taplin
London is full of Russian music this Christmas. You can hear everything from balalaikas in a Camden club to Prokofiev at the Festival Hall. Churches, mansions, colleges and opera houses are humming with well-loved tunes and obscure symphonies
