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Alexey Arkhipovskiy Back in Estonia
16.09.2010
Balalaika virtuoso Alexei Arkhipovskiy whose concerts at the 2009 Folk Music Festival and in the Tallinn Russian Theatre in February proved to be very popular, has been invited by the Estonian Traditional Music Center to give a concert in Tallinn, Tartu and Viljandi.
The Head of the Estonian Traditional Music Center Ando Kiviberg explained that Arkhipovskiy's visit to Estonia was organised as a part of the traditional music Harvest Festival which takes place on October 1 and 2. This year, the audience of the Harvest Festival will be more international than ever before because the delegates of the European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals are holding their annual meeting in Viljandi at the same time. "We want to introduce them to not only to the best of our own traditional music but also to some good musicians from our neighbouring countries. In order to make the long trip from Moscow worthwhile, we decided to seize the opportunity and organise concerts in Tallinn and Tartu in addition to Viljandi," he said.
Arkhipovskiy who is one of Russia's most famous balalaika virtuosos gives a concert in the Tallinn Russian Cultural Centre on September 30 and in the Athena Centre in Tartu on October 1. The concerts start at 19.00.
His concert in Viljandi will take place in the evening of October 2 as a part of the Harvest Festival.
Kiviberg is convinced that Arkhipovskiy's name is known to many Estonians who have not yet had the chance to see him on stage. "I am very pleased that he agreed to perform at the Independence Day concert at Vanemuine Theatre in February. After that, only good words were said about him."
Arkhipovskiy is a remarkable instrument player who with his nimble fingers, three-stringed instrument and a little help from electronic equipment is able to create the illusion that the whole orchestra is performing. His performances are filled with passion, devotion and art which has been characterised by several of his fans as representing the genuine Russian soul.