Alexander Nikolaychuk Two Sides

More than a hundred years ago, the world discovered the sound of the Russian balalaika. By the efforts of the virtuoso enthusiast Vasily Andreev, "a poor, seemingly imperfect instrument" (in his own words) has acquired European charm and has become a genuine exponent of the Russian folk spirit in instrumental music.But today, in the XXI century, the repertoire for the balalaika has gone beyond the "folklore" limits. Alexander Nikolaichuk writes about this in the booklet to his CD. A virtuoso artist of a new generation, winner of more than 20 All-Russian and international competitions, soloist of the National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Russia named after N.P. Osipova, Alexander Nikolaichuk successfully presents the art of playing the balalaika at the best concert venues in the world.