In August, the Manning Entertainment Centre will be bringing a little bit of Russia to the MidCoast when we host “the best Russian Folk Orchestra outside Russia and as good as many within,” (Alex Yaroshenko, Moscow “Russian Gazette” Rossiyskaya Gazeta 2017).
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The Sydney Balalaika Orchestra with its traditional folk instruments and gorgeous authentic costumes takes audiences on an unforgettable journey to the heart and soul of Russia.
Musical director Victor Serghie’s and cimbalom player Lucy Voronova’s arrangements of classic Russian folk songs and orchestral pieces are simply breathtaking in their beauty, power and expression.
The origins of the 26 performers and singers are an eclectic mixture of many cultures and united by their passion for authentic Russian folk music – several soloists are acknowledged virtuosos on their instruments.
The Sydney Balalaika Orchestra was founded more than 30 years ago by Volodya Savitsky. It is dedicated to the folk music of Russia - played on authentic folk instruments - and has a large repertoire traditional Russian folk music and light classics.
The orchestra is a microcosm of the multicultural fabric of Australian society with performers from a diverse range of ethnic origins: Armenian, Ukraine, Belarus, Polish, Serbian, N. American as well as Russian and Australian
Under the direction of Victor Serghie, the Sydney Balalaika Orchestra has long been renowned amongst the concert going public for its polished performances and sparkling presentations.
The orchestra has performed extensively throughout New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, performing in venues such as the Sydney Opera House, NSW Art Gallery, Riverside theatre, JSPAC, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and various National Folk Festivals.
In 2005 the orchestra toured Far East Russia and Harbin (China) after being invited to perform there by the Russian and Chinese governments. In July 2007 and in 2011 the orchestra again toured Far East Russia and travelled to the heart of Russia to perform in the cities of Moscow and St Petersburg. In 2016 the orchestra went on a 21,860km, 14 day performance tour of Siberia and Far East Russia performing in the "Amur Autumn" festival at Blagoveshvhensk, then onto the Chekhov theatre in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on the island of Sakharlin and finally to Khabarovsk, the administrative centre for Russia's far eastern provinces.
Join us on Saturday August 25 at 7.30pm for the show “From Russia with Love” with the Sydney Balalaika Orchestra.
