Alexey Arkhipovsky challenges the stereotype of a balalaika player – he is sometimes compared to both Paganini and Jimi Hendrix! His balalaika is not just a good old funny folk instrument, but his virtuosity makes his balalaika sound like nothing you’ve ever heard. It’s not about sound only, for the music of Alexey Arkhipovsky is a sophisticated mixture of jazz, classical music, flamenco, rock, and Russian folk music. Whenever Alexey Arkhipovsky performs, there’s always sold out. His name was included in the Russian Book of Records in 2011, as “The world’s best balalaika player”.