Friday, May 11th. 2007. Annual Easter Russian Nobility Ball at the Grand Ball Room of "The Pierre Hotel", Fifth Avenue at 61st Street, New York City, New York. The cocktail hour starts at 7:30pm for violin player and musicians, dance program at about 9:45pm. Musicians: Sergei Riabtsev (violin), M.Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar,vocals), Alex Siniavski (Gypsy guitar, balalaika), Leonid Bruk (balalaika contrabass), Singers: Viktoria Pichurova and Alexander Menshikov, Dancers: V. Verterich, M.Nesterenko, A.Cybyk, G.Makarova, O.Chpitalnaia, V.Kvasova