Olga Dubowskaja and Olesya Salvytska, who are from Belarus and Ukraine respectively, have been performing as DUO IMTAKT since 2005, favoring mandolin & piano and domra & piano combinations.
Instruments
The domra, a Russian stringed instrument, was widely played in Tsarist Russia during the 16th and 17th centuries, often by professional travelling entertainers called Skomorokhs.
Historical Context
In 1648, Tsar Alexey I banned the performances of Skomorokhs, professional travelling entertainers, and with them the playing of the domra, leading to many instruments being burned.
Instruments
The Neapolitan mandolin, which emerged around 1700, was a fashionable instrument in Parisian salons from 1760 and later gained renewed popularity in Vienna around 1800.
Instruments
World-famous composers like Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johann Nepomuk Hummel wrote works for the Neapolitan mandolin, highlighting its significance in Vienna around 1800.
Instruments
The domra was reborn thanks to Vassily Andreyev, who, with balalaika maker Semyon Nalimov, reconstructed a domra in 1896 that had survived the ban by Alexey I.
Interpretation
DUO IMTAKT often arranges pieces, including famous classical works, ensuring the instruments' tonal characteristics reflect the mood of the chosen music.
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