Russian musical life is striking in its diversity: we have cult rap artists capable of gaining 13 million views on YouTube in three weeks, and representatives of modern classics, for whom the largest concert halls in the world are fighting. By the way, the girl with the highest voice in the world also comes from our country.
- Oksimiron is one of the most discussed Russian hip-hop and rap artists. His latest video “Who Killed Mark” has received 13 views on YouTube since November 094, 274.
- Pianist and composer Anton Batagov is one of the most famous modern minimalist composers, “the Russian Philip Glass”. Batagov is the author of 50 albums of modern music written in the genre of minimalism and post-minimalism and the first Russian complete cycle of Glass’s etudes.
- Another star of modern classical music is Kirill Richter. Despite the lack of a complete specialized education, the musician managed to collaborate with the Swedish label 1631 Recordings and perform at London’s Albert Hall. Kirill also works in the minimalist genre.
- The Tatu group is one of the most recognizable Russian groups in the world. The album “200 in the opposite direction” was sold in the amount of 10 million copies. None of the Russian performers and bands has ever achieved such a result.
- Voice project participant Svetlana Feodulova is the owner of the highest voice in the world. The highest note in the history of the singer took during the performance of Mozart’s Rondo.