When did balalaikas first appear, who played them and, most importantly, still play them? Here's all you need to know about the balalaika. When did the balalaika first appear in Russia? Historians ...

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 ...

On Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. the American Balalaika Symphony (ABS), under the artistic direction of Peter Trofimenko, will present “Bright Winter Moon: Songs and Dances from the Russian ...

For many, playing the recorder or clanging a triangle at school was a ritual part of growing up, but one musical group in Manchester is offering people a chance to play a more unusual instrument - the ...