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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It seemed like there was a time when everybody’s aunt had an old one in their closet. Balalaika, that is…a traditional Russian instrument that looks like a triangular guitar and has three strings.

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 ...

Nick Baker tells the story of the humble, three-stringed balalaika and maverick Russian virtuoso, Alexey Arhipovskiy, who has brought to it new attitude, ambition and a surprising new sound. Alexey ...

102 Lara's Theme (from Dr. Zhivago) / Balalaika. 103 Troika (Russian Dance) / Balalaika. 104 Stariny Vals (Old Waltz) / Balalaika. 105 Haida Troika (Russian Dance) / Balalaika. 105 Proschai Ty Staraya ...

Britain's only balalaika orchestra is struggling for members partly because of anti-Russian sentiment within the UK, its founder has said. Common in Eastern European folk music, balalaikas usually ...