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Annual Petroushka Ball 2006 took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on Friday, February 10, 2006. Barynya Balalaika Orchestra performed from 9:30pm until 2:30am in the morning. Cast of musicians and singers included: Gary Nova (singer), Alexander Menshikov (singer), Irina Zagornova (singer), Svetlana Mikhol (singer), Valentina Kvasova (singer, dancer), Leonid Bruk (balalaika-contrabass), Ruslan Khain (k-bass), Alex Siniavski (balalaika), Lev Zabeginsky (balalaika, domra), Gennady Gutkin (bayan), Alexandre Tseytlin (violin), Mikhail Smirnov (guitar, garmoshka, vocals).

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Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Alexander Menshikov, Lev Zabeginsky, Leonid Bruk, Gennady Gutkin, Mikhail Smirnov, Alex Siniavski, Alexandre Tseytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Alexander Menshikov, Lev Zabeginsky, Leonid Bruk, Gennady Gutkin, Mikhail Smirnov, Alex Siniavski, Alexandre Trsytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Gary Nova, Alexander Menshikov, Lev Zabeginsky, Leonid Bruk, Mikhail Smirnov, Alex Siniavski, Alexandre Tseytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Lev Zabeginsky, Alexander Menshikov, Leonid Bruk, Gennady Gutkin, Irina Zagornova, Mikhail Smirnov, Svetlana Mikhol, Alex Siniavski, Alexandre Tseytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Lev Zabeginsky, Alexander Menshikov, Gennady Gutkin, Ruslan Khain, Mikhail Smirnov, Gary Nova, Alex Siniavski, Svetlana Mikhol, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Lev Zabeginsky, Alexander Menshikov, Gennady Gutkin, Ruslan Khain, Mikhail Smirnov, Gary Nova, Svetlana Mikhol, Alex Siniavski, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Lev Zabeginsky, Alex Siniavski, Leonid Bruk, Irina Zagornova, Svetlana Mikhol, Alexander Menshikov, Mikhail Smirnov, Gennady Gutkin, Alexandre Trsytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City, Photo Credit Nikolai Komissarov

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Ruslan Khain, Gary Nova, Svetlana Mikhol, Valentina Kvasova, Alexandre Tseytlin, Alex Siniavsky, Mikhail Smirnov, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Ruslan Khain, Gary Nova, Svetlana Mikhol, Valentina Kvasova, Alex Siniavsky, Mikhail Smirnov, Alexandre Tseytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Lev Zabeginsky, Alexander Menshikov, Gennady Gutkin, Ruslan Khain, Gary Nova, Mikhail Smirnov, Alex Siniavski, Svetlana Mikhol, Alexandre Tseytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Alex Siniavsky, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Mikhail Smirnov, Irina Zagornova, Lev Zabeginsky, Svetlana Mikhol, Leonid Bruk, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Irina Zagornova, Svetlana Mikhol, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Ruslan Khain, Gennady Gutkin, Gary Nova, Svetlana Mikhol, Valentina Kvasova, Mikhail Smirnov, Alex Siniavski, Alexandre Tseytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Irina Zagornova, Valentina Kvasova, Svetlana Mikhol, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Lev Zabeginsky, Alex Siniavski, Leonid Bruk, Irina Zagornova, Alexander Menshikov, Mikhail Smirnov, Gennady Gutkin, Alexandre Trsytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Alexander Menshikov, Vlad Mikhol, Svetlana Mikhol, Irina Zagornova, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Mikhail Smirnov, Alexander Menshikov, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Alex Siniavski, Alexander Menshikov, Irina Zagornova, Svetlana Mikhol, Mikhail Smirnov, Leonid Bruk, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City, , Photo Credit Nikolai Komissarov

Valentina Kvasova, Svetlana Mikhol, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

Barynya Balalaika Orchestra, Lev Zabeginsky, Alex Siniavski, Leonid Bruk, Irina Zagornova, Svetlana Mikhol, Alexander Menshikov, Mikhail Smirnov, Gennady Gutkin, Alexandre Trsytlin, Petroushka Ball-2006, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City, Photo Credit Nikolai Komissarov

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