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Ukrainian Medley performed by "Russian Gypsy Guitar Violin Duo". New York City
Russian Gypsy Guitar Violin Duo
1 min 57 s - 20-ago-2006

New York based singer and guitarist Sergei Pobedinski and virtuoso violinist Valeriy Zhmud. Sergei Pobedinski (guitar, vocals) is a native of Pyatigorsk, Russia. He graduated from one of the most prestigious musical institutions of Russia: Gnesin's Academy of Music in Moscow. He went on to perform in such diverse venues as the Chamber Jewish Musical Theater in Moscow, the Krasnoyarsk Musical Theater in Siberia, the Karelia State Musical Theater and the Music and Comedy Theater in St. Petersburg. Valeriy Zhmud (violin) was born in Dniprodzerzhinsk, Ukraine, and graduated from Kiev's University of Arts and Culture. In Ukraine, Valeriy worked with various folk and world music groups, as well as in Kiev's State Orchestra of Radio and Television. He has toured internationally as the soloist of Budmo, a Ukrainian folk ensemble, and performed in a variety of national and international folk festivals.