Olga Kholodnaya

Born in Cheboksary, the capital of Chuvashia ex-Soviet Union, Olga Kholodnaya began studying the violin at the age of five.

this is how she composed Night in Istanbul and arranged famous classical tunes like Canon in D from J. Pachelbel, Libertango from A. Piazzolla.

She covered Eminem`s 8 Mile, Christina Aguilera Genie in a Bottle, Nirvana - Smells like teen Spirit.

She recorded a self made CD and sold over 3000 copies traveling to Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Munich and Berlin.

[5] But very soon the Band faced persecution by the authorities again, despite getting all the available permissions, there was no legal way that could be found to maintain playing in the Berlin city center.

They criticise, that if the authorities forbid the use of amplifiers and drums - certain music styles can not be played in the streets and this vulnerates the freedom of expression of art.

Four days after the 13 November 2015 attacks in Paris, Kholodnaya performed in front of the Bataclan as a call for world peace.

Olga Kholodnaya playing the Willemotte Stradivari.
Olga Kholodnaya playing the Willemotte Stradivarius (1734) in Cremona, September 2015.