Elena Borisovna Frolova (Russian: Елена Ð'Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ñ Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð°
Фролова; born 1 October 1969, in Riga) is a Russian
singer-songwriter, composer, and poet. She is author and performer of
songs based on poems by many Russian poets of twentieth century,
including Marina Tsvetaeva, Sophia Parnok, Joseph Brodsky, Anna
Barkova, Andrei Belyi, Varlam Shalamov, Maria Petrovykh, Veniamin
Blazhenny, Bulat Okudzhava, and many others, as well as her own
poetry. Frolova is one of few performers who uses Russian folk
instrument gusli and ancient harp, along with classical six-string
guitar for the accompaniment. During 25 years of work she created more
than 630 songs and published more than 40 music albums.Born in Riga,
Frolova composed her first song at age of 15. That was song on poem "I
wrote on the slate" by Marina Tsvetaeva. She was a winner of many song
and music festivals, including the Second All-Union Festival in
Tallinn in 1988. Since 1988 Elena performed together with Vera
Evushkina, in the author's duet "VerLen". She is a co-founder and
active member of creative group "ASiA", together with Tatiana
Aleshina, Alexander Derevyagin and Nicholai Yakimov. She is a member
of juries in Russian art song festivals, including Grushinsky
festival. During last few years, Elena made a number of tours in trio
"Trilogy" with performer of Russian romance Julia Ziganshina and
singer-songwriter Elmira Galeeva,Since 1989, Elena Frolova worked in
Moscow Theatre of Music and Poetry directed by Elena Kamburova. She is
a member of Union of Russian Writers. Since 1991, she made many tours
with her solo concerts in Russia, Germany, Italy, France, and Israel.
Her songs on poems by Russian poets of the Silver Age and her own
poetry brought her wide recognition. According to Marina Gershenovich
: "The cycle of songs based on poems by Marina Tsvetaeva makes you to
believe in the idea of reincarnation. The image of Marina is just as
real as your own perception of reality. Coming through the music and
voice of Elena, Tsvetaeva rebels, loves, tell prophecies, makes fun,
and creates... One can bring back from the death someone he truly
loves. Elena Frolova does it with her songs." A documentary about work
by Frolova on poetry by Tsvetaeva was created by Irina Roerig
Фролова; born 1 October 1969, in Riga) is a Russian
singer-songwriter, composer, and poet. She is author and performer of
songs based on poems by many Russian poets of twentieth century,
including Marina Tsvetaeva, Sophia Parnok, Joseph Brodsky, Anna
Barkova, Andrei Belyi, Varlam Shalamov, Maria Petrovykh, Veniamin
Blazhenny, Bulat Okudzhava, and many others, as well as her own
poetry. Frolova is one of few performers who uses Russian folk
instrument gusli and ancient harp, along with classical six-string
guitar for the accompaniment. During 25 years of work she created more
than 630 songs and published more than 40 music albums.Born in Riga,
Frolova composed her first song at age of 15. That was song on poem "I
wrote on the slate" by Marina Tsvetaeva. She was a winner of many song
and music festivals, including the Second All-Union Festival in
Tallinn in 1988. Since 1988 Elena performed together with Vera
Evushkina, in the author's duet "VerLen". She is a co-founder and
active member of creative group "ASiA", together with Tatiana
Aleshina, Alexander Derevyagin and Nicholai Yakimov. She is a member
of juries in Russian art song festivals, including Grushinsky
festival. During last few years, Elena made a number of tours in trio
"Trilogy" with performer of Russian romance Julia Ziganshina and
singer-songwriter Elmira Galeeva,Since 1989, Elena Frolova worked in
Moscow Theatre of Music and Poetry directed by Elena Kamburova. She is
a member of Union of Russian Writers. Since 1991, she made many tours
with her solo concerts in Russia, Germany, Italy, France, and Israel.
Her songs on poems by Russian poets of the Silver Age and her own
poetry brought her wide recognition. According to Marina Gershenovich
: "The cycle of songs based on poems by Marina Tsvetaeva makes you to
believe in the idea of reincarnation. The image of Marina is just as
real as your own perception of reality. Coming through the music and
voice of Elena, Tsvetaeva rebels, loves, tell prophecies, makes fun,
and creates... One can bring back from the death someone he truly
loves. Elena Frolova does it with her songs." A documentary about work
by Frolova on poetry by Tsvetaeva was created by Irina Roerig
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