Musicology Annotation << Back Neofolklorism trends in modern violin art Marina L. Zaytceva, Regina R. Budagyan The article summarizes the results of a study of the contemporary violin performing art. Substantiates the importance of maintaining ethno-regional traditions in the modern musical art and culture, and identified the stylistic features interpretations of folk music created by popular foreign violinists Sanya Kroitor (Israel), Lakshminarayana Shankari (India), MacMaster Buddy (Canada), Janos Sercul (Hungary), Vasyl Popadiuk (Ukraine), Vassar Clements (USA), summarized the distinctive features of individual styles of the musicians. The relevance of individual performers and musical groups, preserving the traditions of folk art, due to the fact that world music is sufficiently resistant to ideological influences. It is an effective means of national identification, harmonization of human relations with the natural world and society. The rapid globalization of economic and social life exacerbated one of the Central problems of modern society — the problem of national identity. Folk art allows you to "back to basics", to the means and techniques of folk art, to anchor his artistic consciousness in the world of legends and traditions [1, 2]. Rich legacy of colorful, unique folklore provides endless possibilities for artists to open up creatively, however, the interpretation of folk music in modern conditions is a complex and extraordinary process. The advantage of the author`s arrangements of folk music in the culture of the XXI century is that they contribute to the preservation of the national basis of the art, are attracted to the folk music mass audience. With the change of socio-cultural thinking human folklore is undergoing a number of changes and considerably distorted. Keywords: Sanya Kroitor, Laxminarayan Shankar, MacMaster Buddy, Janos Zarkula, Vasyl Popadiuk, Vassar Clements, the modern violin art, neofolklorism. Contacts: E-mail: kapey81@mail.ru Pp. 31-39.