Alexey Arkhipovsky
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 15, 1967 Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, Russia |
| Genres | jazz, folk music, Russian music, |
| Instrument | balalaika |
| Website | www.arkhipovskiy.com/ |
Alexey Arhipovsky (also transcribed as Arhipovskiy, Template:Lang-ru; May 15, 1967) is a modern-day Russian balalaika player compared with Paganini but with a Pat Metheny approach.[1]
Personal life
Alexey Arhipovsky was born in 1967 in the town of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. His father was passionate for music and played the garmon and the accordion. At the age of nine Arhipovsky started to take balalaika lessons at a music school. In 1982, he entered the Gnessin State Musical College, the department of folk instruments, and studied the balalaika under Valery Zazhigin.
Musical career
In 1985 Arkhipovsky became a laureate of the Contest of Folk Instrument Performers in Russia. Upon completing his studies, he joined the Smolensk Folk Orchestra as a balalaika soloist. From 1998 on he toured around Russia and abroad with the State Academic Folk Ensemble "Rossiya" directed by Lyudmila Zykina.[2]
Starting from 2002, he cooperated with Stas Namin, the musician, composer, and record producer. As a soloist-performer, Alexey Arkhipovsky took part in russian culture festivals in the United States, China, South Korea, Germany, France, Spain and Bulgaria. He participated in jazz festivals in Russia and abroad, in radio and TV programmes.
The reactions to his performance included comparisons to Niccolò Paganini and Jimi Hendrix.[1] “The balalaechnik Aleksey Arhipovskiy became a sensation immediately after the first appearance in front of the general public. He practically wrecked the Guitar festival where he played a 10-minute solo number showing incredible musical mastery. It was a real Theatre of inexpressible play and giddy performing numbers, MIME and gesture. Many hearers compared Arhipovskiy no less than with great Jimi Hendrix" [3]
Original discography
- DVD album “Alexey Arhipovsky” 2009
References
- ^ a b http://www.todayszaman.com/news-255914-summer-music-shines-in-dubrovnik.html
- ^ "Artist Information". Sonicbids. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.americamagazine.org
External links
- Official site (in Russian)