Soloists

Andrej Kolesnikow (bass) was born in Moscow in 1961 as child of a Cossack family. Early in his childhood he showed his musical talent. He attended the music academy in the period 1982-1987; after that he sang in church and academic choirs for a long time. Since 1996 he is a soloist for the Don KosakenChor Russland®.

Nicolaj Guz (tenor) was born in 1959 in the city of Rostov on the Don. Nicolaj' s grandfather served in the tsarist army and later, during the civil war, he fought in the white army. His vocal qualities were discovered in his early youth. In the mid-80's he moved to Kiev where he performed, after his study at the Conservatory, as soloist for the Kiev Opera Theatre. Currently Guz is a soloist for the Don KosakenChor Russland®.

Wasilij Tschitschin (tenor) was born in 1952 in the region Lipetzk. After attending the local musical school, he graduated from the Music Academy in Moscow. After his graduation many engagements at theatres in and near Moscow followed. Nowadays Wasilij is a soloist for the Don KosakenChor Russland®.

Oleg Gromov (tenor) was born in 1952 as child of a Cossack family in Moscow. His family fled to Siberia and later to Moscow because of the communist persecution of the Cossacks. He is a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory and became singer in the choir of the Moscow Philharmony. He has been a soloist of the Don KosakenChor Russland® since 1994.

Borislav Molchanov (tenor) was born in Novosibirsk in 1968. Since 2001 he has been a soloist for the Don KosakenChor Russland®.

Valery Obouchov (bass) comes from an old Cossack family. His grandfather has fought in the Tsar's army and later fled because of the Cossack’s persecution, first to Siberia and later to White-Russia, where they settled in a small village near the city of Minsk. Valery first studied at the music school of Minsk and continued his study at the Conservatory of Moscow. After his graduation he worked as soloist for several military ensembles, and in the Opera Theatre of Moscow. He has been a soloist for the Don KosakenChor Russland® since 1995.