Yes, Olga and Tatiana both played piano. As I remember, Tatiana had the best technique, but no real interest in her playing. Olga, however, could play well by ear and was better able to convey a sense of emotion through music than her sister.
That's kind of what I thought.Thanks Sarushka!

I would have loved to hear how they played.
Just because this is about balalaikas I thought I'd say this:
When my grandparents came to Wisconsin they went to a concert or something given by a Russian man that they(my gparents)knew,so they attended his concert(for balalaika).ALOT of Russians were there and they were all so glad to see him because my grandma said something along the lines of not many Russians being able to get out of the country.
And try saying balalaika 10 times fast.

Such beautiful music-does anybody know if any stores such as Barnes and Noble,etc. sell them?(balalaika music)