Washington Balalaika Society Spring Concert

Franz Schubert — Ständchen ("Serenade"), D. 889
Antonín Dvořák — Selected works (Slavonic Dance TBA)
Georges Bizet — "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera) from Carmen
Jules Massenet — "Méditation" from Thaïs

The Washington Balalaika Society is celebrating its 35th season with a concert of International Favorites, featuring Soprano Olga Orlovskaya and Andrei Saveliev on the balalaika. WBS Artistic Director Svetlana Nikonova will conduct.

Repertoire will include Schubert's Serenade, Dvořák's Slavonic Dance, Bizet's "Habanera" from Carmen, and Massenet’s haunting "Méditation" from Thaïs. The audience will travel from Austria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and of course, America!

About Washington Balalaika Society

The Washington Balalaika Society is a community orchestra of musicians who perform the music of Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Russia, and many other countries, on traditional folk instruments. It is the largest orchestra of its kind in America, and has been performing in the Greater Washington, D.C. area for 36 years. WBS supports the Ukrainian people and provides humanitarian support for displaced Ukrainian refugees.

https://www.balalaika.org/