Balalaika and Gypsy guitar virtuoso Alex Siniavski is among the most sought-after balalaika players on the international scene.

Alex has become a genuine balalaika YouTube sensation. He has had over 200 thousand! (and counting) views on YouTube, placing him in the top ten most-viewed balalaika videos of ALL TIME and the top ten most-subscribed Russian folk musicians. Siniavski is the musical director of Barynya, widely acknowledged as the best Russian dance and music ensemble outside of Russia .

In March 2005 Alex Siniavski released a BALALAIKA TUTORIAL ON DVD providing an easy and effective way to learn all of the various balalaika techniques. He has also recently compiled the BALALAIKA FAKE BOOK, an absolute must for every professional performer or a serious amateur player.

Alex Siniavski is a graduate of Mussorgsky College of Music and the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music. During his student years he was a leading member of the world acclaimed Andreev State Russian Orchestra in Leningrad (St. Petersburg, Russia).

He arrived in the United States of America in 1992. As a soloist and clinician he performs around the world, composes and arranges music for ensembles of Russian instruments, movies and TV shows. He has toured throughout the former Soviet Union, Europe, the United States and Africa, and appeared on television and radio in Russia and America .