Choirs Performed With
Wichniakov has performed the All-Night Vigil of Rachmaninoff with the USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir in 1986. He has also performed with the Orthodox Male Singers choir in which he spent the most time. He has most recently performed with the St. Petersburg chamber choir. He was hired specifically for the difficult Bb required in no. 5 of the All-Night Vigil of Rachmaninoff (Ныне Отпущаеши).
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