Concert: TransAtlantic Duo

The TransAtlantic Duo will perform at the Village Center on Wednesday, October 21, at 7 p.m. The TransAtlantic Duo of Vladimir Fridman (guitar and vocals) and Alexander Paperny (balalaika) explores the world’s musical heritage. The two began working together in 1988 as members of the European-based Jazz Balalaika; the Duo’s debut recording was released in 2006. Although separated by an ocean (Fridman lives in Gaithersburg, Paperny in Hamburg, Germany), the two have conducted more than two dozen tours in the U.S. and Europe. The program will include classical favorites from Mozart and Bizet, bossas and tangos from Brazil and Argentina, Jewish folk tunes and music reflective of the many peoples of Europe.