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 a million (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 was the musical director of Barynya, widely acknowledged as the best Russian dance and music ensemble outside of Russia . ?  ?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 Balalaika Orchestra of the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Radio and Television Committee. 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 .?