The Russian-Italian Organ Duo (Elena Kalashnikova and Luca Massaglia) plays "Take on me" by Norwegian synth-pop band "A-ha" (arranged for organ by Jonathan Selimovic and Luca Massaglia).

The Russian-Italian Organ Duo started its activity in 2017. The members of the Duo are Elena Kalashnikova (born in Pyatigorsk, Caucasus, Russia) and Luca Massaglia (born in Turin, Italy).

Elena Kalashnikova studied piano at the Music College in Stavropol and she pursued her piano studies at the "Leonid Sobinov" State Conservatory in Saratov (under the guidance of Prof. Alla Dolzhenko), where she studied organ as well. She performed piano concerts in Russia as soloist and as a member of various chamber ensembles. She worked as piano accompanist and piano teacher at the Music School n. 19 in Saratov and as piano accompanist at the Saratov Conservatory. She is currently music teacher at the "Ivan Turgenev" Russian school in Turin (Italy) and organist at the Madonna degli Angeli Sanctuary of the same city. As organist, she cooperated with the Accademia Corale "Guido d'Arezzo" of Turin.

Detailed information about Luca Massaglia can be found at his personal website: [ Ссылка ]

The Russian-Italian Organ Duo has given concerts in Italy, Norway, Russia and Sweden, on occasion - among others - of the following international festivals:
- "International Siberian Organ Festival", at the Organ and Chamber Music Hall of the Philharmonic Society in Omsk (Russia)
- "Skånes Orgelveckor", at the Allhelgonakyrkan in Lund, the Sankt Petri Kyrka in Malmö, the Höörs Kirka in Höör (Sweden)
- "Sommerkonserter", at the Lillehammer Kirke in Lillehammer (Norway)
- "Orgelmatiné", at Tønsberg Cathedral (Norway)
- "Sommer-konsertene", at the Bragernes Kirke in Drammen (Norway)
- "Sommerlordag", at the Gjøvik Kirke in Gjøvik (Norway)

The Duo has a matchless repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary music and that includes original pieces for organ 4-hands, original pieces for two organs and transcriptions mainly of orchestral works.
Some notable composers have written pieces specially for the Duo: Franklin D. Ashdown (U.S.A.), Jay C. Batzner (U.S.A.), Michael Canales (U.S.A.), Carson Cooman (U.S.A.), Emma Lou Diemer (U.S.A.), Paul A. Epstein (U.S.A.), Robert S. Potterton (U.S.A.), Justin H. Rubin (U.S.A.), Charles Shadle (U.S.A.), Arsen Arutyunyan (Armenia), Khadija Zeynalova (Azerbaijan - Germany), Johan Famaey (Belgium), Adrian Vernon Fish (England), John Riley (England), Paul Ritchie (England), Aaro Pertmann (Estonia), Tapio Säyppö (Finland), Wolfram Graf (Germany), Alexander Moseler (Germany), Markus Nickel (Germany), Andreas Willscher (Germany), Victor Kioulaphides (Greece - U.S.A.), Gilberto Bosco (Italy), Fausto Caporali (Italy), Carlotta Ferrari (Italy), Walter Gatti (Italy), Grimoaldo Macchia (Italy), Grazia Salvatori (Italy), Angelo Maria Trovato (Italy), Vidas Pinkevičius (Lithuania), Konstancja Kochaniec (Poland), Șerban Nichifor (Romania), Irina Dubkova (Russia), Olesya Rostovskaya (Russia), Anna Vetlugina (Russia), Milko Bizjak (Slovenia), Mateo Soto (Spain), Maria Löfberg (Sweden), Johan-Magnus Sjöberg (Sweden), Boryslav Stronko (Ukraine).

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