Ariel (Russian band)

Ariel
Valery Yarushin in 2008
Valery Yarushin in 2008
Background information
OriginChelyabinsk, Russia
Genres
Years active1968 (1968)–present
Members
  • Moscow formation "Ariel":
    • Valery Yarushin
    • Alexander Trapeznikov
    • Victor Litvinov
    • Anatoly Litvinov

    Chelyabinsk formation "Ariel":

    • Boris Kaplun
    • Rostislav Gepp
    • Alexander Tybelius
    • Oleg Gordeev
Past membersLev Fidelman, Lev Ratner, Valeriy Slepukhin, Viktor Kolesnikov, Vladimir Kindinov, Yevgeniy Smetannikov, Vyacheslav Bartashov, Lev Gurov†, Sergey Antonov†, Sergey Sharikov, Oleg Sterkhov, Valeriy Sundarev
Websitemband.ru

Ariel (Russian: Ариэль, romanized: Ariel) are a "VIA" (pop/rock) band based in Chelyabinsk, Russia. They were formed in 1970 and headed by Valery Yarushin. From 1989 to the present day, they have been headed by Rostislav Gepp. The group emerged from a fusion of two earlier (1960s) ensembles, called Ariel and Allegro. Yarushin, who had been in charge of Allegro, became the manager of the new group. The band was popular during the Soviet era and won several awards. Their performances often made use of material of Russian folk music.