Introduction
The Balalaika Orchestra Kalinka plays Slavic folk music, entertainment music and light classical music. The orchestra was founded in 1993. Kalinka has performed successfully at music festivals, e.g. In St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Tallinn, Stockholm and Kaustinen. Finland has been toured from Åland to Lapland. In addition to domestic radio and TV appearances, Kalinka has been popular on the Moscow Radio's "Lighthouse" music program. Kalinka has released the album "Troikka kiitää" with soloist Yrjö Pavloff, and the orchestra has played on the records "Tulitikkutyttö" and "Valkoinen kyyhky" with soloist Viktor Klimenko.
Soloists:
Claude Bouillin
Katja Harvala
Riku Salminen
Musicians:
Alla Vasilevskaja
Claude Bouillin
Igor Gaisumov
Jegor Lankinen
Lillia Portman
Marina Piipponen
Mihail Melnikov
Nadja Lankinen
Pekka Vihervirta
Robert Myra
Technical information
Kalinka can play 1,2-2 hours and either completely acoustically or with amplification.