Russian musician Peter Theremin has been traveling internationally to introduce the Theremin, a pioneering contactless musical instrument invented in ...

The gusli, an ancient Russian musical instrument, is finding new audiences. A 30-year-old Russian entrepreneur set up a factory in his hometown to build them. Sergey Gorchakov and his craftsmen create ...

Instruments don't die the same way breathing things do. Brass can can tarnish, strings can fray, but if a musical instrument isn't played, it can be forgotten by a culture; more museum piece than ...

For most ethnic groups, New Year’s is decently far enough away to forget those well-intended resolutions. However, on Saturday, a special performance by Mourka and the Russian Folk Instrument Ensemble ...

Saturday, May 18, the University of Wisconsin Russian Folk Orchestra will present its 26th annual spring concert, ‘The Snowstorm’. The concert will feature several soloists as they perform ...

An ancient mouth harp discovered in Russia delighted archaeologists when they confirmed that it could still make a sound. The instrument was one of five mouth harps discovered by archaeologists at two ...

Pianist Alexander Toradze will perform with the Vancouver Symphony in an all-Russian program this weekend. (Contributed photo) Pianist Alexander Toradze returns to Skyview Concert Hall this weekend to ...

MOSCOW — When the first musical notes filled the concert hall, a unique fusion of melodies drawn from China's Peking Opera ...

If you happen to go to Nashestvie, Russia's biggest rock festival, which takes place during the first weekend of July in the Tver region, you can expect to see some of the most popular and respected ...

Researchers have unearthed the remains of ancient Greek musical instruments - a harp and a lyre - on the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Researchers from the Institute of ...