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@ljovadotcom.bsky.social
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Ljova - composer; fadolínist, violist, arranger. One third of Trio Fadolín. Dad, Husband, Son. Representing the Upper West Side of Manhattan also on Mastodon as ljovadotcom@zirk.us Site: Ljova.com

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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
not really sure what to do with #Bsky - very few of my friends have migrated from the metaverse to the fediverse, & the kinds of posts I do - new music, upcoming shows - seem to get little traction here. I'll leave this post and see if it can get 20 reactions, maybe will start posting here again.
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
One day I'm going to reënact the on-hold routine as my current phone task... "Are u looking 4 original music? There are many self-service tools online incl AI-generated, licensing. Visit our website & community support forum 2 learn more. If u still need help, stay on the line" #ai # music #onhold
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I wrote a longish post about #AI and #music and all the places it’s taken me recently — “AI can do my job (that’s not my job)” — enjoy! www.ljova.com/2026/03/ai-c... #composing #recording
a portrait of Ljova holding a sheet music notepad and a pencil, with the title of the article "AI Can Do My Job (That's Not My Job")
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
A week ago I heard Tito Muñoz conduct the New York Philharmonic in a wonderful community concert, including a piece called "Tumbao" by Roberto Sierra. This gave me an idea to write out a "Tumbao" from my childhood -- I give you Tumbao-la-laika! Enjoy!
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Why do I chiefly post on #FB and #IG? Simple -- *space*. The ability to post more than one video longer than one minute, to write more than 300 characters without adding a second thread. Since I never really spent time on twitter, I never learned to write short things... #socialmedia #oldfashioned
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Join us on a very exciting stretch of concerts ahead!
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Sharing a piece of mine for fadolín and cello, performed by cellist Tamar Sagiv and yours truly, a few weeks ago, at Columbia University --> www.ljova.com/2025/11/a-lo... #music #chambermusic #fadolín #fadolin #newyork #columbiauniversity
Thumbnail of a video for Ljova's "A Lonely Feast"... the space is an ancient church on the Columbia University campus.. it's dark and cavernous
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Happy birthday Morton Feldman! .... we miss you...
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I knew that REAPER is a great audio DAW program. I knew that it does surround sound. I knew that it can be used to edit video -- but I didn't know until today that I can use the trim/automation to control zoom / pan / tilt of videos -- FANTASTIC! #audio #video #daw #music
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I can't share this video here because it's too long for Bluesky, but here's an Instagram link to "Fine Fantasy for Fadolín" by my father, Alexander Zhurbin, performed by me at a recent concert at Columbia University --> www.instagram.com/p/DR1_a2Qkaq5/ #music #fadolín #fadolin #columbiauniversity
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Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin on Instagram: "Sharing with you a video of music by my dad, 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐙𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧, his “𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥í𝐧”, written for me in the summer of 2020 — I’ve been performing this piec...
26 likes, 4 comments - ljovadotcom on December 4, 2025: "Sharing with you a video of music by my dad, 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐙𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧, his “𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥í𝐧”, written for me in the summer of 2020 — I’ve bee...
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Trio Fadolín @triofadolin.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy New Year, dear friends on Mastodon! Here's a minute from "Castillo Interior" by the great Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks, in his own version for string trio. Hope that you'll enjoy! #music #fadolín #fadolin #cello #violin #chambermusic #latvia #latvianmusic #newyork
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
In December there was an incredible concert celebrating the music of my father, Alexander Zhurbin, at the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center - here are a few amazing photos from our son Yosif #lincolncenter #composers #music #nypl
Fadolínist Ljova performing at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public LIbrary at Lincoln Center. He is smiling - sort-of. Photo by Yosif ZClarinettist Sam Sadigursky performing at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public LIbrary at Lincoln Center. Sam looks very engaged. Photo by Yosif Zcomposer Alexander Zhurbin performing at the piano at New York Public LIbrary Lincoln Center. Photo by Yosif Zvocalist / poet / songwriter Irena Ginzburg -- Ljova's mom - performing at the Bruno Walter Auditorium Lincoln Center - photo by Yosif Z
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Haven't posted here in over a month -- sorry folks, December was busy. And I'm still not quite adjusted to the format, e.g. posting shorter posts than on FB or IG, not being able to tag my friends. ... But I will cross-post here as much as I can! #life
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I have a piece on this wonderful record you should check out! #newmusic #music #classicalmusic #percussion #fadolín #fadolin
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Some wonderful photos of our performance / weekend residency in Burlington VT with Ljova and the Kontraband - our first gig since 2021! --> www.instagram.com/p/DRe6nOzEYAl/ #music #ljova #fadolín #fadolin #vermont #burlington #firstsnow
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Trio Fadolín @triofadolin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This Sunday afternoon, join Trio Fadolín for a free concert in Greenwich CT at the North Greenwich Congregational Church -- would love to see you there! #musicians #newyork #triofadolin #fadolín #triofadolín #cello #cellists #violin #violinists #chambermusic #greenwich #greenwichct #music
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I get the silliest ideas while practicing - here’s “All of Me” in the style of a “Courante” by J. S. Bach. Enjoy? Kids - ask your parents for a Fadolín! #fadolín #fadolin #music #practicing #jazz #bach #practicepractice #silliness #classicalmusic
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Putting a functional spin on a very influential contemporary trend..? Come to Columbia University's St. Paul Chapel this Thursday to see and hear some solo fadolín favorites as well as a few of my world premieres, featuring cellist Tamar Sagiv and organist Julian Bennett Holmes.
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Trio Fadolín @triofadolin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Boo! Happy Halloween from Trio Fadolín! Continuing our thread of music from Central Asia, here's a minute of the "Serenade" by Uzbekistan-based composer Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky. Commissioned by MetLiveArts and recorded live in concert at Columbia, it's one of our favorite pieces to play.
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Seems I've paused posting here for a while - somehow the lure of having so many friends still on FB/IG -- vs very little interaction here -- has made it harder to continue here. Also, posting shorter texts is challenging. But if you're still reading this -- I have lots of shows coming up --
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
That terrifying moment when your 5 year old Intel-based Mac laptop is finally showing signs of ageing, yet you can't replace it because new computers come with a new OS that isn't compatible with most music software. #music #software #rant #computers
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Fall preview: www.ljova.com/2025/09/see-... more to come - stay tuned! #seeyououtthere #strings #composition #music #creativemusic #newmusic #song #contemporarymusic #fadolín #fadolin #violin #viola #composers #composing #creativelife #songs #fyp #ilovenyc #goingout #theproms #miami
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Today I had to make a SkypeOut call for the first time since Skype was discontinued - total mess. Signing into MSFT account to open some outdated Skype pages to reactivate credit, downloading Teams App only to use some in-browser dialer on my phone, which would mute each time the screen went dark.
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I don't want to link to Instagram here, but there are some things IG conveys conveniently - such as little a medley of little snippets from a couple of recent shows with the accordionist / composer / pianist Simone Baron --> www.instagram.com/p/DMfahOBgZ6v/
Ljova and Simone Baron performing at Barbes in Brooklyn. Ljova plays a fadolín (six string violin) and Simone plays an accordion. The background is dark red.
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
I was so fortunate to have Karen Ritscher as my viola teacher and mentor through high school. Karen shaped generations of talented violists, not just as players but -- perhaps foremost -- as humans.
Ljova tuning up for a recital at Manhattan School of Music "back in the day"
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Ten years ago this week I moved my domain email from Gmail to @fastmail.com — at that point I was looking for a standard IMAP implementation, and ended up staying for the great tech support, superior filters and no tracking.
Fastmail logo
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Unlike the performance marathon that was June, July is more about composing projects -- I have just one show to play and it should be special! Join us July 20 at 8pm at Barbès with the wonderful accordionist/pianist/composer Simone Baron. ljova.com/schedule See you out there, Ljova
portraits of accordionist / pianist Simone Baron and Ljova
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Trio Fadolín @triofadolin.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Thank you to our friends old and new who joined @triofadolin.bsky.social this past weekend for performances at the @metmuseum.org and at branches of the @qplnyc.bsky.social -- we had a wonderful time performing for you!
Trio Fadolin performing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- photo shows three musicians and a bustling atmosphere behind them.Trio Fadolín performing at the Kew Gardens Hills branch of the Queens Public Library. The foreground of the photo has an audience and the musicians are at the background. The floor is bright yellow and the walls are white. It's a sunny day.
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Summer heatwaves in our house almost always mean one thing --- remote recording sessions! Also - not one but FOUR @triofadolin.bsky.social shows this weekend -- two appearances at @metmuseum.org and two shows at Queens Libraries Saturday and Sunday ... ice those preamps and bring it on!
a mashup of the weekend's weather forecast (showing temps of 81-96F) with a "big clock" from the recording software "Reaper"a posed photo of Trio Fadolín holding their instruments, photo by Grant Henry
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Musician friends, does this happen to you? You AirDrop a new version of a score into ForScore on an iPad but keep getting incremental duplicates instead of an option to overwrite your existing score? This has baffled me for a long time -- but now I've figured it out. 1/2
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I've discovered how to use #tabgroups in #firefox and now I'm never going back! #browser #optimisation #optimization #lifehacking
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
June 2025 is going to be a bit of a subway series -- see here for a preview: www.ljova.com/2024/11/see-... #fadolín #fadolin #iloveny #ilovenyc #chambermusicny #chambermusic #bronx #brooklyn #queensny #manhattan #nyc #livemusic #NowPlaying #triofadolin #music #newyork
a photo of Ljova smiling and holding a fadolín against a brick wall background,  and listing 13 concerts he has in June across four boroughs of New York CIty, including many free events in Queens and elsewhere.
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Back in New York after performing w National Sawdust Ensemble in the premiere of very moving & transformative Paola Prestini opera “Sensorium Ex” as part of the @csensesfest in Omaha! An opera that dreams in possibility, giving voice & a platform to a community largely unheard in today’s arts.
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Facebook notified me that I should download my old FB Live videos or else they will be removed soon, as part of a company-wide purge of live videos older than 30 days. But… why?
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
"Spider-Web" from my cycle "The Seven Little Lanes" recorded at the premiere in 2021 at the Holocaust Exposition in Vilnius, Lithuania with Agnė Dukštaitė on accordion and yours truly on fadolín For Sarah and Yaron. May their memories be for a blessing... Baruch Dayan Emet. vimeo.com/1087169231
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Ljova: Spider-Web (from the Seven Little Lanes)
"Spider-Web" from "The Seven Little Lanes" inspired by the book by Chaim Grade Ljova (fadolín) Agnė Dukštaitė (accordion) recorded…
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
My cello concerto, "Cellostatus", a "hero's journey" through the world of social media, has been released, along with beautiful concerti by Alyssa Weinberg and Dorian Wallace, performed by Nicholas Finch, NouLou Chamber Players & conducted by Jason Seber Details! -> www.ljova.com/2025/05/what...
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What's your "Cellostatus"? Premiere recording of Ljova's cello concerto
Cellostatus by Nicholas Finch, NouLou Chamber Players, Jason Seber Happy release day to "Cellostatus", the new album from cellist Nicholas Finch, NouLou Chamb
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Are there some cool #newmusic #contemporarymusic starter packs I should watch / join?
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Apple Music sent me a notification about the release of this new recording of a Haydn symphony subtitled “The Distracted”. You have my full attention…. #madeyoulook #music
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
"I've been played once before" -- in the sense that this music has been played at least once in the past. I've had a personal website for ~25 years but have never managed to make my sheet music available directly until now. See the top post at Ljova.com
a portrait of Ljova holding a notebook of sheet music, with the pull quote "I've been played once before"
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
should be lovely - see you out there!
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
So grateful to @nightafternight.bsky.social for turning me on to this album by Carla Bley — music.apple.com/us/album/esc... #music #carlabley #jazz #also
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Альбом «Escalator Over the Hill: A Chronotransduction by Carla Bley & Paul Haines» (Carla Bley & The Jazz Composer's Orchestra) в Apple Music
Альбом · 1971 · Песен: 27
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Wow, the new version of @doricoofficial.bsky.social has cutaway scores!! Here’s hoping that Dorico team will find a way to create a “Danuta” font to honor Danuta Lutosławska, wife of composer Witold Lutosławski and his devoted copyist. #danuta #lutoslawski #dorico #musicnotation #lifechanging
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Hi friends - I'm launching a public-facing music catalog on DISCO - you can browse all of my releases by tags, by tempo, by feeling, and more - it's really fun. Enjoy your browse! www.ljova.com/2025/04/ljov... #musiclicensing #musiclibrary #soundtrack #filmmusic #music #releases #nowplaying
an image with waveforms that says "Ljova's Catalog is now on DISCO"
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Overheard at a show “we’re selling CDs for $20; I’m selling CD players for $500…. We’ve got a few of each.” 💡
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
obsessions, lately... photo from Rome almost exactly a year ago music (Bach's "Ricercar a 6" from "A Musical Offering") recorded on the Upper West Side last night #bach #fadolín #songsofcomfort #musicaloffering #ricercar #inmemoriam #classicalmusic #music #jsbach
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
new today - I arranged this solo violin version of Dvořák's "Going Home" for the wonderful violinist Yevgeny Kutik, you can hear it on The Strad website --> www.thestrad.com/video/yevgen... #music #classicalmusic #violin #violinist #premiere
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Yevgeny Kutik performs Dvořák’s ‘Going Home’ for solo violin
Who needs the full symphony orchestra when you can play the whole thing on one violin?
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
It's so much easier to practice -- spend a couple of hours practicing and you'll feel better, somewhat accomplished; Spend a couple of hours composing and occasionally you'll feel brilliant, but most often you'll feel the opposite. #practicing #practising #practice #music #doit
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Grateful for this last run of @triofadolin.bsky.social shows in Long Island, at Columbia University and at The Local in Saugerties. We are lucky to do what we do, to explore a very special slice of repertoire, and to be supported by venues and friends in the City and out.
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
"the band" is riding up the Palisades this Sunday for a show at The Local (not yet on Bluesky) -- see you there!
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Ljova @ljovadotcom.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Niche pun: TARI [VERDI] FF #composerpuns
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