The Balalaika - Ensemble of Viktor Skriptchenko is one of the best in this kind of music. Only Orchestras like the Moscow and St. Petersburg Orchestras or of Black Sea fleet Orchestra and probably two or three Ensembles yet unknown in the western hemisphere could achieve the same leading - voices - Ensemble qualities.


At the last „united russian“ competition organized by the Russian Ministry of Culture for folk Ensembles in 1990 the Skriptchenko Ensemble won the 1. Place. According to the attending specialists in the jury, no other competing Ensemble reached this kind of quality.

In 1991 the Ensemble joined the legendary Folk Music Festival „Slavic Basar“ as the only Balalaika-Ensemble with the Balalaika orchestras of the big towns on the main stage in the first hall of the Moscow Kreml. That shows, that this Band is somewhat more exclusive than other folk - bands.

Viktor Skriptchenko is not only one of the most renown Balalaika-virtuosos, but also one of the best orchestra-conductors of Russia. In honour for his extraordinary performances he was dekorated with anaward for „Outständing Cultural Contribution to the Russian Federation´s“ by president Boris Jelzin on the 6th January 1994.

So you may find in this Ensemble a formation of musicians that is just as carefully handpicked than in most prestigeous Orchestras.

Looking forward to your interest and hope for a good co-operation in the future
with kind regards