Anna Volkova. presentation of the album "woven from light

Anna Volkova

Anna Volkova was born on April 23, 1983 in the village of Kholmogory, Arkhangelsk Region. As a child, she seriously studied music - she sang in the choir, played the piano at a music school, won competitions and dreamed of a big stage. After graduating from school, the girl went to study foreign languages ​​at RUDN, sold Ferrari and Maserati at Mercury, produced photo shoots, while studying photo editing at the school. A. Rodchenko. At 24, she founded her own branding agency, focusing on show business. Anna Volkova promoted and promoted musicians and photographers, and then decided to sing herself. She wrote songs, recorded them in the studio and gave them to friends. Singing was not a profession for her, but became an outlet for a hardworking and successful manager.

One day, friends and colleagues presented Anna with a gift - the musicians from the Beat-Off-Silence group made an arrangement for the English song Feel Black written by her, and photographer Dasha Yastrebova, stylist Natasha Sych, cameraman Anton Shklyansky and editing director Den Dzhemkinsan shot a black and white aesthetic clip. At the same time, a recording from the apartment house got into the network, where Anna sings Nadezhda Novosadovich's romance "Ferryman" in the kitchen.

These two YouTube videos started it all. Fans of both the stylish English-language creation and the soulful Russian-language romance appeared, and there were obviously more compatriots who wanted to hear their native speech. It is natural that Volkova made a choice in favor of soulful Russian lyrics. This was the beginning of fruitful cooperation between the author Novosadovich and the performer Volkova.

Summer and autumn of 2011 were devoted to recording the debut album "Whisper". The presentation of the album took place on December 21, 2011 in the club "16 Tons" in the form of a solo performance, in which the performer was one on one with the audience. In February, Anna repeated the one-man performance for an encore at the Masterskaya club-theater. In April, Volkova and Novosadovich gave three concerts in Paris, and upon their return from France, they presented a short version of the new bossa nova program "Pearls and Milk" in Russian as part of the Lady In Jazz festival at the 16 Tons club.

In the new program, Anna was no longer alone. On stage, she became the voice of a jazz band led by musician Vladimir Nesterenko. In June 2012, the program "Pearls and Milk" was presented in full version in the club-theater "Workshop", in which Anna shone in the image of a Hollywood diva.

From July to the present, Anna has been busy recording the author's English-language disc. Anise Volkova will present her debut electronic project in February 2013.

Discography: "Whisper" (2011)

On April 23, 2018, the Alexey Kozlov Club invites soul singer Anna Volkova to a concert. The performer presents her new Russian-language album "Woven from Light".

Together with the vocalist, Vladimir Nesterenko's jazz quartet, with which Volkova has been fruitfully cooperating for a long time, will perform on the club's stage.

Organizational details
The time of the event is 20:00-22:30. You can buy tickets for Anna Volkova's concert in Moscow on this page of our website. Ticket categories: stalls and amphitheater (seats at tables); bar area (chairs at the counter). The age limit for spectators is 12+. For underage spectators, the rules for visiting the club apply: children under 16 years old are allowed into the institution together with their parents or other relatives, guests from 16 to 18 years old - with adult companions.

The club has a wardrobe, a bar, a restaurant.

About the performer
Anna Volkova is a singer with a difficult fate. She sang from childhood, but at the insistence of her father, she trained as a translator and teacher. From the Arkhangelsk region she moved to Moscow to get an education at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, after graduating from the institute she remained in the capital.

She was engaged in managerial work, founded her own agency, and at the same time continued to engage in unprofessional music. She was a member of the pop group "Army". After tragic circumstances, Volkova's business ceased to exist. Anna came to grips with creativity in tandem with Nadezhda Novosadovich. In 2011, Volkova's debut Russian-language album "Whisper" was released.

After breaking up with Novosadovich, Anna delved into other musical genres. Now the singer and producer works in the styles of jazz, blues, soul. As part of the project, Anise released an electronic English-language album "Spell". She presented four video clips, took part in major jazz festivals, and actively gives concerts.

The new album "Weaved of Light", which the singer will present at the April concert, was recorded entirely in Russian.

Concert “ANNA VOLKOVA. PRESENTATION OF THE ALBUM "WEAVED FROM LIGHT"" was held at the Alexey Kozlov Club on April 23, 2018.

Anna has a lot of good and tragic things connected with Georgia. Her acquaintance with our country coincided with the August 2008 war, she learned about the death of her brother in Tbilisi, she managed to find spiritual purification and the meaning of life in a Georgian monastery, and now her work is continuously connected with Georgia.

She told her story in an exclusive interview to the project "Georgia through the eyes of foreigners".

Love and War

My first visit to Georgia is very significant for me. It is connected with the wedding of my friend, jazz singer Teona Kontridze. A great holiday, many friends from different countries, a huge temple of Sameba in Tbilisi. Everyone crowds around the newlyweds, rejoices, congratulations sound. And then the news spreads through the temple - the war began ... It was August 8, 2008.

It's getting creepy. We don't have any definite information. Imagine: a church, a wedding, a holiday among people. We absolutely do not understand anything and cannot switch to the rails of reality in any way. We just go to the restaurant to continue to celebrate.

August, heat, fun. The table is bursting with treats, wine by the river, songs, dances, polyphony. A real traditional Georgian feast…

However, in the morning it becomes clear that this is not a joke. Air communication with Russia is being closed, we are being evacuated to Yerevan. I had to leave Tbilisi, but I made a promise to myself that I would definitely return to this city. My love for Tbilisi began, oddly enough, with that wedding ceremony and the war. Symbolically. That short time was a kind of flash, an instant bright love. Since then, Georgia has always been in my heart.

fateful day

My next trip to Georgia happened in November of the same year again with Teona. At that time, I discovered, no matter how surprising it may sound, Georgian cemeteries. It was Teona's mother's memorial day, and she went to visit her mother's grave, and I decided to go with her. The special ascetic and graphic design of the tombstones aroused my interest. I would call the concept of the Georgian cemetery "black square". I did not yet know how symbolic this day would become in my life.

On the same evening, we got to visit the former football player Kobe Mukeriya. We were hospitably received, everything was as it should be: table, wine, songs... And then, in an instant, I really wanted to sing Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" together with everyone.

That evening my phone was switched off. In the morning I found out that at the moment when we sang this song together, my brother died in St. Petersburg ... Since then, my brother's memorial day for me has been inextricably linked with Georgia and this song, which always gives me a lump in my throat.

The path to the monastery

About two years ago, I had a creative crisis amid problems in the family. I just couldn't sing anymore. Raising two small children with a hectic schedule in Moscow is quite difficult. My husband is also a little closed off from all this. As if I was left alone with my problems. Emotional burnout, depression, there was no meaning to life. I even shaved my head then. For the fourth time, really. But that exposure was especially painful.

I think that the singer is a translator. He passes the energy that comes from above through himself. This stream does not belong to him, but probably comes from God. Georgia helped me come to God again.

I come again to my close friend Teona Kontridze.

- Listen, I want to go to the ashram (monastery - ed.) in India. You often go there, help.

Why are you in the ashram? You are an Orthodox Christian, you need to go to a convent.

- I won’t go to Russia, my soul doesn’t lie.

So go to Georgia!

This idea haunted me for several days. And I made up my mind! Theona helped me, received the blessing of her spiritual mothers and fathers. I was sent to the Kortskheli nunnery, near Zugdidi. At that time, I did not yet know that I had embarked on a certain path of spiritual rebirth.

Caress and warmth of the nuns

I came to Georgia for the first time completely alone, with a backpack over my shoulders. Here I was met by friends and sent on a journey to Zugdidi to the monastery. Having read various articles about a rather strict stay in Russian monasteries, I thought that they would give me the role of a worker, I would help with the housework, cook, clean ...

In the monastery, Mother Superior Nana and other nuns met me. From the very beginning, I was surprised. I was not entrusted with any work, but simply gave the book "Unholy Saints", go, they say, read. I was shocked, but with great pleasure I devoured all 600 pages.

I remember when my mother and I were sitting on a bench. I talked about my family, the difficulties, the pain that choked me ... And she just put her hand on my head, tilted it to her shoulder, and stroked, and listened, and stroked. There was so much love in her attitude, so much sympathy, so much understanding. This is one of the most touching moments that I remember fondly.

I can’t help but tell about the conversation with Father Joseph. We sat, I bowed my head, talking about the fact that my relationship with my husband had deteriorated, that my family was crumbling before my eyes and nothing could be done, that it was painful, depressing, lonely and I didn’t want to live at all.

He told me: “Nothing happens just like that, start changing yourself. Pray, ask God for help, pacify your pride and ego. After a while, you will see that your attitude towards your husband, children, and the world will change. and they will change. Your life will bloom like a garden in the spring. Peace will come ... "

Photo: courtesy of Anna Volkova

I remember these words well. It all happened. Not right away. Time has passed. But all this time I was looking for a way. Your path. It turned out that communication with God gives a lot of strength. You stood, prayed, talked with God, and you are already living the day with meaning. I went to church, you feel recharged with vitality and energy. My family has become much stronger, and I am happier. Thanks to the Almighty for directing me and He did it, one might say, through Georgia. Of course, this is a significant event in my life that will stay with me forever. So, giving me God, Georgia became my second homeland.

Monastic life and fire

It's hard to say that, but I also had a rather "social life" in the monastery, no matter how strange it may sound. They were invited to the opening of various churches, then some trips around the country, sometimes even got to events at the Georgian table with Vladyka. Imagine, priests, fathers, monks sit on one side, nuns and I sit next to them on the other ...

One of the brightest moments is the arrival of Father Sergiy Baranov from Orsk to us, in Kortskheli. At that moment he was filming a film about the Georgian Orthodox Church called "Pirosmani Country". I strongly recommend watching it, the film is on YouTube. So, I became an unwitting witness to the filming. Later, together with the film crew, she went to Svaneti. These incredible views and tall mountains with snow caps are engraved in my memory and remain with me like vivid images. I was even filmed in one small story, but it did not make it into the film.

On the way back, when we drove up to the monastery, a terrible thing happened. Already from afar we saw clouds of smoke, and close up it became clear that the monastery was on fire. This was a terrible and painful picture for me and many others. I cried when I watched the nuns scurrying back and forth, trying to save something. After all, so much effort was invested in this monastery, and now everything was on fire ...

Later it turned out that there was nowhere to stay. Since I had nowhere to even spend the night, I was sheltered by a family of parishioners - Bejan's family. The next day I went with them to Tbilisi. We still communicate, we have developed friendly warm relations, I am infinitely grateful that they came to my concert with the whole family. I was told by Nato, my friend in Tbilisi, who helped with the organization of the concert, that Bezhan thanked everyone who came to my concert and sat next to them. As if I were his daughter, and he was my dad who was proud of me. Georgia is an incredibly warm country where very kind people live.

Work intertwined with Georgia

My work today is also closely intertwined with Georgia. It so happened that I not only sing, but also do PR. And precisely the PR of Georgian performers! Including his close friend - jazz-punk diva Teona Kontridze. I cooperate with the composer and amazing performer of romances Keti Gabasiani, as well as with the polyphonic philharmonic-level vocal group "Theatrical Quartet" (Koba Chepkhodze, Irakli Abjandadze, Otar Kovziridze, Lasha Kervalidze). I communicate with Georgians so much that sometimes my friends joke that I already have a Georgian accent, although I come from the north of Russia.

Photo: courtesy of Anna Volkova

Creative plans for Georgia

I have a cherished desire - to give a big concert for the Georgian public. I am grateful to one of the Tbilisi jazz clubs for the fact that my concert on January 29, 2018 was the first sign, my first solo performance in Georgia. This time I sang more English-language covers, but I would like to come exclusively with the author's program. I have beautiful songs in Russian. And, of course, I would like to learn more Georgian songs. During this visit, I performed Gmerti Sikvarulisa (God of love - ed. note). It was very exciting, but how warmly, with what responsiveness the Georgians greeted this performance.

In my new album "Weaved of Light", which comes out on April 23, there is a song "Sandy". It was given to me by a close friend Tanya Balakirskaya, who very accurately describes my feeling of Georgia, as if Tanya read my thoughts ... Here is the refrain that I seem to sing to Georgia:

“There is a sandy, there is a sandy path, I remember how it is now.

And bring me back, bring me back, open the seventh seal.

And these promises float away like a gray haze over the shoulder ...

And rashly tell me: "This is a new life, isn't it?"

New life…

In general, I consider it my mission and duty to strengthen the friendship between the peoples of Russia and Georgia. Political events should not affect the relationship of people. Russians loved Georgians as much as they love them. Georgians both loved Russians and love in the majority.

Georgia is in my heart. Always. As a country, as the abode of my spiritual peace, balance and rebirth. It seems to me that it is difficult, no, it is impossible to find a person to whom Georgia has not opened its warm arms and plunged into an amazing historical, natural and friendly atmosphere. Georgians are incredibly kind, open and sincere people, which is always felt in communication. Georgia is my Soul!

My mother told me that at the age of two I was already an artist. When the guests came, I rolled out the red carpet, undressed for some reason to the goal and, selflessly rolling my eyes, performed: “And you are as hayed as an icebag in an okian.” I was born in perestroika times in the village of Kholmogory (at that time God-forgotten and almost destroyed) and yet my parents managed to get good music from somewhere and I was taught to play music from childhood. Elton John , Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, that is, a good Western stage, and of course, classical music. I admired Whitney Houston. I remember how I held her records in my hands, without breathing, listened to her songs, imitated her. I was bewitched by her. I wanted to be like her, to sing like her. Thanks to Whitney Houston, I not only wanted to sing, but also to learn the language. At the age of 7, I was sent to the Yagrin Humanitarian Gymnasium in Severodvinsk, with in-depth study of languages ​​from the first grade. Severodvinsk is a city that builds nuclear submarines. Rumor has it that because of the radiation, all Severodvinsk residents are a little peek-a-boo. I don’t know if this is true or not, but the climate and atmosphere of the city are harsh and harsh. In such a tiny city, you either "get out among the people" or vegetate. My choice was obvious, after school I planned to move to Moscow or St. Petersburg. It is years later that I return to the shores of my native White Sea, as to a place of power.

As a child, I did not practice vocals professionally. But she sang all the time - in kindergarten, in a secondary school, in a musical choir. In the studios at the recreation center they gave me some basic concepts, sang, showed me how to breathe correctly, but I did not develop the technique and always sang on a whim. At the age of 13, I first took part in our northern regional competition "Northern Star" (analogous to "Morning Star"), where I sang "Old piano" by Igor Sklyar and received the Audience Choice Award. What a tragedy it was for me, I roared out loud. Childish resentment was the size of an elephant. It seemed to me that this was an absolutely unfair award - the "People's Choice Award", and not the first place. And I promised myself that I would return to this competition and win. I didn’t know how to lose and didn’t understand then that the recognition of the viewer, and not the jury members, is the highest award for an artist.

For three years, as it seemed to me then, I made a huge artistic breakthrough in development, and at the age of 16 I returned to Arkhangelsk for a competition with a song "Sing to me" group "Lyceum". On the morning of the contest day, I lost my voice. At all. I was in despair, but my mother and my leader Margarita Alekseevna went anyway. I was silent the whole way. 5 minutes before going on stage, my mother gave me 50 grams of cognac and a cucumber. It was a last resort. I rolled up, went out and sang. I must say that already at the age of 16 I was a melodramatic lady with the pain of the entire Jewish people in my eyes, with a hoarseness in my voice. She went out and gave this to Pugachev, shedding a tear, waving a boiled white cloak (my mother sewed all the costumes for me). And won. I feel like I was older at 16 than I am now. Such drama. They still call me "drama queen" because I'm always dramatizing.

In high school, I got a vector - admission to a foreign language. Parents perceived singing as a hobby. It was the 90s in the yard, the country was falling apart, lawlessness was going on all around, terrible gang wars were taking place in the city every now and then. Dad thought about my future and wanted me to have a profession so that I could be sure of my future. I studied at a music school, went in for athletics, sang in a rock band and in a restaurant, participated in musical assemblies and competitions, but in their free time. When I won the Northern Star competition, the chairman of the jury, Valery Platonovich Malishava, told my parents: “Don’t be so stubborn, let her go to Moscow, she needs to go her own way.” To which dad said: “Singing is not a profession. She will go to the foreign language. There was no rebelliousness in me, I agreed with the wise dad and did not leave home with a bag for Moscow. After graduating from the gymnasium, I entered the Pomor State University with a foreign language, studied for 2 years, then transferred to the RUDN University in Moscow and graduated with two diplomas - a translator and a teacher.

My mother adored my stage activities and supported me, sewed outfits, traveled with me and inspired me. She herself sang romances amazingly, but she never performed on stage. Mom is an artist and designer by education, dad is a mathematician and leader. Both beginnings are intertwined in me, and I still cannot say who is more in me - an artist or a manager. One thing is for sure, my mother's creative unfulfillment up to a certain point (only for the last 15 years my mother has been professionally doing what she likes - interior design) was a constant reminder to me of how important it is for a woman. Because this dissatisfaction is reflected in children, in the family, in psychological balance. When I was little, my mother worked as a teacher in kindergarten, at school, taught fine arts. She worked by profession, but I always saw such a huge untapped potential in her. She is an artist, an exhibition artist, who could paint amazing canvases. But she did not do this, because she was busy with her brother and me and was drowning in a work routine that did not evoke a strong emotional response from her. For my children, I want to be a creative person. Let me not be a touring artist, not often performing, but I have to spend some time on stage in order to pay tribute to God, who rewarded me with a voice. This is indeed a gift. When a child sings and intones from the cradle - this, of course, is not his merit, this is the merit of higher powers. From the point of view of vocal abilities, everything is probably quite modest, but through singing I feel a dialogue with God.

When in 2011, after 10 years of work in sales and PR, I went on stage with my debut album "Whisper", they looked at me like I was crazy: "Oh, singing manager." It was strange for many.

At first, as a manager, I decided to pursue the musical career of Novosadovich herself. I was simply stunned by her talent and in the first year of our communication I collected her materials, poems and songs. She has not declared herself to the world as a poet, as a composer, as an artist for a long time. I cured my depression about the lost agency by sorting through the archives of Novosadovich, a huge box of CDs. I listened to all the discs, classified them into folders, which ones were sold, which ones were not, which ones the artists had. As a result, she made an audio library of Novosadovich's work and began working with her as her PR manager. In the archives, by the way, I found material, then without knowing it, for my first album - "Whisper".

When we were gathering the lineup of musicians for Nadya, I met with saxophonist Egor Shamanin to recommend the lineup. He is my fellow countryman, and we have known each other since childhood, he played the saxophone in the Palace of Culture. Lenin Komsomol, and I sang there. We met with him, talked, it turned out that he has his own musical project with his wife - "Guru Groove Foundation". After the meeting, he threw links, I listened and fell in love, and suggested Nadia to do PR for the guys, because it was very fresh and modern. I was so charged with this project that I literally could not sleep. Two years of fruitful work led to the promotion of GGF to the top underground projects, recognition in the media and a two thousandth resale at the presentation of the debut album "Call me up" in the Discoteque. I am very proud of all the results that I have achieved with the group and Nadia. Nadya was a concert director - she sold them to venues, and I did PR. In parallel with this, I also worked as a PR manager Novosadovich. She also gave concerts. And I, without undue modesty, record Nadia's first album in my managerial merits. For the first time in 38 years, a man released his album "Keep it to yourself." And I think that this is an amazing work - a record that should remain in the annals of Russian musical history.

The level of shock and the amount of resentment that I then experienced cannot be conveyed. I flew out of there like a bullet, slamming the door. It was at that very moment that I decided: it's time!

Two years have passed of working with Guru, collaborating with Nadya, and at the reporting concert of the guys in 16 Tons, I stand in the dressing room and say: “Tanya, you need to say this and that, thank these people. Don't forget, please, this is important." I also worked with Tanya as a press officer. Then sound engineer Robert Boym turns to me and says: “Who are you? What are you doing with your instructions? She is an artist, she herself will decide what to say to her and what not. And if you're so smart, go and sing by yourself." The level of shock and the amount of resentment that I then experienced cannot be conveyed. I flew out of there like a bullet, slamming the door. It was at that very moment that I decided: it's time!

Prior to that, Novosadovich and I made apartment houses, very quiet and modest. I sang in a quarter of my voice - not even in a whisper, in a super whisper, Novosadovich's songs, which I dug up and asked for permission to sing at the apartment. Nadia, I must say, did not take me seriously as a singer either. All this together became a strong stimulus for me. At that time, my very close friend Lena Chekanova said: “I want to give you your dream, recording a solo album.” Lena is a manager in business aviation, she is an ordinary person who goes to work every day, earns her hard-earned money and saves up for an apartment. And now she takes out half a million and says: "Please, take it, just write down the entire estimate so that everyone is clear and there is enough for everything." I had everything planned down to the last penny. Who gets how much - musicians, studio, sound engineer. And we recorded this album of Novosadovich's songs. Of course, albums cannot cost half a million, all this costs many times more. But I was terribly lucky: friendly relations with the musicians and the material that Nadya gave me. The record came out amazing: 8 women's stories, telling about my ten-year period of life. Basically, it's a biography. On the basis of these songs - they are even arranged in my album in chronological order - we made a one-man show "Whisper", a one-man show about my life for 10 years. The album is dedicated to Misha, my brother, he died at the age of 21. We dreamed with him (he was a saxophonist and clarinetist) to stand together on the same stage. His departure also became a strong impetus for me to take up music seriously. I really wanted to leave something behind, because no one knows when our journey here will end. Nobody expected Misha to leave so soon.

More recently, I appeared on stage in the form of a romantic, melodramatic actress who sings romances in a whisper in suffering, and here I am already in the aggressive image of a punk rock diva with a mohawk, spikes, crosses, leather and electronic music.

Two years later, our cooperation with Novosadovich ended, on her initiative, and our paths diverged. For me it was a lot of stress, I was not ready for this. And in contrast to the subtle and gentle melodramatics in Russian that I sang, I created the author's English-language project Anise, and, to be honest, it was made in spite of Novosadovich, as proof that "I can too." This is probably strange and maybe even stupid, but I say it like it is - the true fuse was precisely in this. To my linguist friend Lena Chekanova, who helped me record my first album, I offered to compose lyrics for songs together. She is a creative person, but she was not realized in any way in this direction, and I wanted to involve her. I am infinitely grateful to her for taking an active part in my destiny, in realizing me as a creative person. We made the Anise project together. And it became a bomb.

More recently, I appeared on stage in the form of a romantic, melodramatic actress who sings romances in a whisper in suffering, and here I am already in the aggressive image of a punk rock diva with a mohawk, spikes, crosses, leather and electronic music. I myself was an electronics engineer in this project. Almost soulless, strangled by resentment and pain, imbued with the feminist message “I was made of steel and stone” (I am made of steel and stone). On the recording of the first songs, I was literally brought into the studio, because I was exhausted. But as the album was being recorded, as I prepared for the presentation, I gained energy. The album and concerts of Anise, frankly, reanimated me. Anise is my alter ego. From childhood, my father and mother raised me as an excellent student, a good girl, and I was almost always in this image. In the Anise project, there was a surge of resentment, aggression, anger and rebellion. I stopped feeling Novosadovich's songs, I just couldn't sing them anymore, because magic and tenderness were gone from my life. They were replaced by resentment and aggression, and I had to let them through my work, otherwise I would have been torn to pieces.

Only a year after the birth of my second son, I realized that everything, I have no strength. I got covered.

At the height of the success of the Anise project, I met Misha, my current husband, and less than a year later I became pregnant with my first child, Mark. It would seem that I should have slowed down a bit and slowed down. Both of my pregnancies, which happened one after another (my boys were born on May 9 and 8 with a difference of a year), I rode on the stage until the birth. Children gave me an amazing amount of energy. As if a turbine was built into me. Two weeks after I gave birth to Mark, I was standing on the stage. Now I understand that it was stupid: I didn’t have time to recover, my organs are “dangling” inside, my stomach still doesn’t hold anything. After 3 months I get pregnant again, but I continue to perform. Only a year after the birth of my second son, I realized that everything, I have no strength. I got covered. This is called postpartum depression. I don't know if it was her or not, but I didn't want to live. I did not understand why I have two wonderful little children, a beloved husband, but there is no joy in life.

On the eve of my 33rd birthday, I felt that a turning point had come. I shaved my head for the fourth time in my life, came to visit my friend and said: “Theo, I feel very bad. I want to go to India, to the ashram, you often go there, tell me where to start. At that time, Theo already had an impressive spiritual path, she embarked on it a few years ago, and I saw how she was transformed. I always believe only those people who have achieved change by example. I can't say if you don't smoke your complexion will improve. I need to see a man who smoked like crazy, then quit and found a healthy complexion. I saw dramatic changes in Theon. And I came to her as a senior spiritual sister and asked for guidance and help. Theo said that I don't need India now, but I need an Orthodox monastery, and sent me to Georgia, to the Kortskhelt convent. And it's fantastic, how much I have connected with Georgia, each visit to Georgia is a separate story. In Georgia, I learned about the death of my brother, in Georgia one of my engagements took place, in Georgia I embarked on a spiritual path ... Georgia is a separate issue.

On the eve of my trip to Georgia, I firmly decided to put my musical career on pause. It is impossible to go on stage when you are emotionally devastated and on your last legs. I decided that until I understand that I feel psychologically and mentally well, I will not return to the stage. I had the experience of broadcasting universal love, the experience of broadcasting aggression, but I didn’t want to broadcast mental illness at all. I was waiting for a sign from above and trusted only in God. I was waiting to be allowed to return. All this time of "waiting" I dealt with my fears and complexes. I came across people who said that my dark side is perhaps my forte. The devil tempted me. But God loves me very much, He took me out of destructive situations. This summer, He once again extended His helping hand to me and carried Anya like a little girl to a new stage in my life. Now by the age of 35, I feel that I am ripe for working with my ego. And I will not hide that it is difficult for me, but I have learned to let go of resentment. It used to take me years to do this, I was very vindictive. And it seems to me that the grievances that I kept in myself, they also blocked creative energy, did not let me in. Now I can breathe and live easier.

And I will not hide that it is difficult for me, but I have learned to let go of resentment. It used to take me years to do this, I was very vindictive. And it seems to me that these grievances that I kept in myself, they also blocked creative energy, did not let me in. Now I can breathe and live easier.

The program "Cinematograph: version 3.3"

Birthday Concert

Anastasia Krashevskaya

Natalia Sidortsova

20.00 (collection of guests)

21.00 (start of the concert)

jazz club "Arbat 13"

Singer Anna Volkova will celebrate the 33rd and fifth anniversary of concert activity on the stage of the Arbat 13 Jazz Club. Together with the jazz quartet, she will present the program "Cinematograph: version 3.3", which will include songs in Russian and English, author's compositions and cover versions of world hits. Acting in various roles as a soul singer, songwriter, blogger or producer, Anna Volkova always pays attention to two aspects - emotions and beauty. Therefore, an exquisite reading of music in a jazz vein became a logical continuation of the artist's creative path. The new arrangements were created by some of the best jazz musicians in the country - pianist Vladimir Nesterenko, guitarist Nikolai Kulikov, double bassist Vladimir Chernitsyn and a drummer. The special guests of the concert will be singers (“Big Jazz”, “Voice”, “Main Stage”), Anastasia Krashevskaya("Voice") and Natalia Sidortsova(star of the musicals "Count Orlov", "Romeo and Juliet", "City Lights").

For Anna Volkova, 33 years old is a special age milestone. Despite her creative childhood, she entered the serious stage quite late, at the age of 28, and on her birthday. As an artist, Anna Volkova was received especially warmly by the public after the release of the album "Whisper" in 2011, joint work with the author and producer Nadezhda Novosadovich (). The creative debut "Whisper" is a collection of beautiful, deep, lyrical, dramatic and tender things about love. It was the timbre and depth of Anna's vocals that gave life to these heartfelt works. In the same year, a laconic, stylish, sensual video was released for the song "Feel Black", written by the singer herself. Later, in 2014, as part of the Anise (Project) group, Anna Volkova recorded the English-language electronic album "Spell", which opened her, including from a new fatal side. Anna's rich creative life includes solo concerts of different nature, video clips for songs, "Ferryman", participation in the festivals "Lady in Jazz", "Night of Music", "Emporio Music Fest", "WFest", numerous television and radio broadcasts, three concerts in Paris, including at the invitation of the Russian Embassy in France, a performance at the closing show of the Ladies Trophy 2016 tennis tournament in St. Petersburg and much more.