Events

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR PRESENTS Diana Borshcheva  "Dinner & Show" Monday, April 29th, 2024 

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Praised for her beautiful deep sound, virtuosic skills, and immense artistry Russian-born American pianist Diana Borshcheva started her career nearly 25 years ago. Ms. Borshcheva won several competitions in Russia and Europe, including the International Piano Competition in Italy (Grand Prix) and the International Piano Competition in Lithuania (First Award). A graduate of the Central Music School (Moscow, Russia).  Ms. Borshcheva received her Master of Music Degree in both Solo and Collaborative Piano from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Before moving to NYC last September Diana served as a pianist at Bard College-Conservatory. Currently she is on the Artistic Staff Board for Bard College and

Manhattan School of Music. 

An active advocate for Salon style performance, Ms. Borshcheva produced an event series called Music in Red Hook (2021-2023) upstate NY. Music in Red Hook was created to support local artists after a hard period of Covid lockdown, when the majority of musicians lost any opportunity to perform.

To sign up for piano lessons with DIANA visit

RIVERSIDE MUSIC STUDIOS or LYCAEUM MUSIC.

Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays every week

Russian Samovar's Afternoon Jazz with Boncella Lewis

Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 

1PM - 4:00PM

Serving Special Lunch Menu!

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR PRESENTS " Dinner & Show"

Featuring 

Max Shuiskii

Monday, May 6th, 2024 

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Maxim Shuiskii: Musician, singer, saxophonist, pianist. A broad vocal range that enchants. The warm sounds of the saxophone that bring pleasant sensations to the chest. Love songs, both tender and bold, accompanied by a white piano. All this awaits you on May 6th. But above all, Maxim Shuiskii is an emotion. The music that will reign this evening reflects the feelings experienced by each person. From gentle, beloved love compositions to danceable, joyful songs.

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR PRESENTS VICTOR NEUFELD "DINNER & SHOW"

 Monday, May 13th, 2024 

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

A Special Sinatra Night!

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR PRESENTS " Dinner & Show"

Featuring 

Laila Faerman

Monday, May 20th, 2024 

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

LAILA FAERMAN (VOCALS) is a multi-faceted vocal artist with a soulful voice and a wide-ranging repertoire. Born into a musical family, Laila was exposed to classical music at an early age, singing opera arias with her father, Josif Faerman, a classically trained opera baritone, and studying classical piano. Laila continued her musical studies with Pamela Kucenic, a soloist in the Metropolitan Opera, and has explored numerous genres, from jazz to French chanson, from pop music to folk, performing well-known standards, together with her own compositions, at popular venues such as the Metropolitan Room, Cleopatra’s Needle and at Webster Hall in New York City. In 2011, Laila immersed herself in the spiritual teachings and songs of Bengali meditation teacher, artist and poet, Sri Chinmoy. Laila appeared as a soloist in the Gandharva Loka Orchestra at a “Songs of the Soul” concert at NYU Skirball Auditorium, and at Duif Kirk in Amsterdam, and was invited to tour with “Concerts for Peace”, appearing in the prestigious Rudolfinum Dvorak Hall in Prague, Czech Republic, Teatro Regio Torino in Italy, and in Bulgaria Hall in Sofia. In 2022, she won the Grand Prix International Creative Arts Festival award in the category of jazz vocals. Laila has performed in the US, Europe and Asia, singing meditative music as well as her own original songs.