DON COSSAK CHOIR Serge Jaroff® Serge Jaroff passed away 1985 in his adopted country USA. The right to carry the name Don Cossak Choir he transfered some months before his death to Gastspieldirektion Otto Hofner, today led by Eberhard Bauer. After the death of Serge Jaroff a lot of agents and ensembles grasped at the world famous name Don Cossak and they didn't hesitate to bring Jaroff's name in relationship with their groups. This circumstance led to a complete irritation by the audience. Because of the existance of so many ensembles Otto Hofner could not work for a successful tour for the Don Cossak Choir. Besides over many years there existed a complete wrong picture of the ability of the Original Choir because the qualityof these ensembles could not be compared in any way with the world famous Don Cossak Choir Serge Jaroff. This fact and the feeling to correspond with Serge Jaroff's desire to carry on with the choir, Wanja Hlibka and George Tymczenko, who was also for a long time soloist of the Original Choir, started in 1991 a new beginning with the Don Cossak Soloists. In 2001 after triumphant success of this ensemble Otto Hofner transfered the name Don Cossak Choir to Wanja Hlibka. Hofner was deeply convinced to have found in Wanja Hlibka a worthy and legitimate successor of Serge Jaroff and he was sure in an authentic continuation of the Original Choir.

Artists

Olexandr Forkushak (baritone), Mykola Hubchuk (baritone), Yuliy Apostolov (bass), Vladimir Sych (tenor), Eduard Kazaryan (baritone), Mikhail Lohvinov (baritone), Mykhailo Gumennyi (tenor), Igor Ponomarenko (baritone), Sergey Lyadov (tenor), Igor Pavlenko (tenor)

Don Kosaken Chor Serge Jaroff, Wanja Hlibka