Nicolas Kedroff

Nicolas Kedroff

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  • country:Russian Federation
  • style(s):Folk
  • label:not signed
  • type:Solo
  • gender:male
  • instrumentation:instrumental
  • artist posted by:Accentonic

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The balalaika... this magical instrument...
Nicolas Kedroff comes from a famous russian artist family. He is so fond of it that he spends all his life working on it, passionately, since and forever...
Internationaly reputed, winner of the Coupe du Nord challenge in Russia, he continues his soloist career in France and in the whole world. In particular, he was several times the guest of the Russian National Orchestra OSSIPOV.
In 2001, he has been awarded as Knight of the Order of the Arts and the Letters. Described by medias as the Paganini of balalaika (Le Parisien), as well as an extraterrestrial of balalaika (Le Midi Libre)...
Nicolas Kedroff is on stage with his old friend, the great russian guitar player Oleg Ponomarenko
Nicolas Kedroff grew up in Paris among the white Russian community. At 13, he discovers balalaika. It is love at first sight and he decides to devote himself to this instrument. Nicolas studied balalaika with Micha Makarenko in Paris and with Serguei Cheglovitov in Moscow, but the musician learnt a lot alone, by practicing.