Journey through cultural heritage of countries: Russian performer collects antique instruments

Anna Toncheva began adding to her collection 40 years ago, in her quest to achieve the perfect sound for works from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Today, the performer creates educational programmes for children and organises concert tours through different eras.

How did the ethno-musician's journey begin? What are the distinctive features of the sound of the various instruments in her collection?

Watch our report.

TV BRICS reporter: Ekaterina Fomina

TV BRICS cameramen: Armen Sargsyan, Aleksander Ermolaev

Translated and voiced by Artificial Intelligence.