The largest Russian folk instrument orchestra outside the former Soviet Union is based in D.C., and has performed for more than 25 years The sound of the balalaika is evocative, mysterious and deeply ...

Over the years, we've seen Rob Scallon turn just about everything he can think of into a metal instrument. Heck, even the shovel made for some interesting metal licks. His latest experiment finds him ...

Kira Lisitskaya (Photo: Public Domain; St.Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music) He was meant to be a poor and unknown handyman, but his talent was shining too bright to go unnoticed. In 1900, ...