Rondo (group)

Rondo (Russian: Рондо) is a Moscow rock band formed in 1984.

The band was formed in 1984, jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger Mikhail Litvin, and rather quickly produced the first successful magnitoalbom "Turnips". Group "Rondo" playing style New wave music, instrumental jazz-rock compositions. Changed several vocalists and keyboardists, while in the group does not approve, and Yevgeny Rubanov. From 1986 to 1987, bass guitarist was Nikolay Rastorguyev.

In 1987, Mikhail Litvin dismisses the old structure and enlists new musicians. For a while the two "Rondo"s co-exist in Moscow. In 1988, Litvin emigrated to the United States, but his musicians continued to perform under the same name. In 1989, a court decision awards the rights for the name of a group to Alexander Ivanov's group.

In 1997, Alexander Ivanov begins his solo career. For a while, he combines his solo career with the work in the group. In 1998, in the concert hall "Russia" a presentation was held of the disc "Past-Live", recorded during the jubilee concert band together with friends from Gorky Park.

March 27, 2003 a new album - "Сoda" was released. Same year, Ivanov officially announces the collapse of the group.

Since 2005, it resumed the title "Rondo", and now the poster looks like this: "Alexander Ivanov and Rondo".

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