Magic Strings

Founded in 1995, Magic Strings is building a reputation as a unique, dynamic, and accomplished group of musicians performing on traditional instruments from Eastern Europe.  These include the domra, a string instrument with a thin, fretted neck and round body first appearing in written records at the end of the 15th century; the balalaika, a triangular-bodied instrument well known to Western audiences from the film Doctor Zhivago; and the bayan, a member of the accordion family popular in Ukraine.  The repertoire ranges from traditional Eastern European songs, original compositions, and well-known classics.

Touring extensively in the US and abroad, the ensemble also performs for TV, radio, and films.  Magic Strings has appeared with great success in venues such as the Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles, Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Fechin Institute in Taos, NM, Hoover Auditorium in Lakeside, OH, Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts in Reno, and The Getty Museum, Los Angeles.