VALERY TOLSTOV

Born : 4.03.1979. Voronej , Russia

Education : Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (flute,organ);

Hochschule Muzik und Theater Zurich

In Group Since: The very beginning

Previous Group: Artsruni(prog-rock);Armadam(ethnic jazz/fusion)

Other Projects: Nobody knows

Fav Flutist : Emanuel Pahud

Fav Band : Jan Garbarek Group; Shakti

Fav Album : JAN GARBAREK “I Took Up the Runes”;

KING CRIMSON “Thrakc”

Fav Composer : J.S.Bach

Fav Writer : Ryunoske Akutagawa

Fav Poet : Reiner Maria Rilke

Fav Book : RICHARD BACH “Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah”

Fav Movie : ANDREY TARKOVSKI “Andrey Rublyov”

Fav Cartoon : “The Hedgehog in the Fog”

Other Interests : Cinema; Books; Japanese Painting; Baroque Music

Dead Enemies : Sloth