About

LJOVA (Lev Zhurbin) [ˈˈljɒvə (lɛv ʒʊərˈbiːn]) was born in 1978 in Moscow, Russia, and moved to New York with his parents, composer Alexander Zhurbin and writer Irena Ginzburg, in 1990. He divides his time between composing for the concert stage, contemporary dance & film, leading his own ensemble LJOVA AND THE KONTRABAND, as well as a busy career as a freelance violist, fadolínist & musical arranger. Among recent projects are commissions from the City of London Sinfonia, The Louisville Orchestra, a new work for Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, a string quartet for Brooklyn Rider, a clarinet quintet for Art of Élan, and works for The Knights, Sybarite5 and A Far Cry, as well arrangements for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, tenor Javier Camarena, conductors Gustavo Dudamel and Alondra de la Parra, the Mexican songwriter Natalia Lafourcade, Argentine composer/guitarist Gustavo Santaolalla and others. He's a graduate of Juilliard.

Music

I've had the great fortune to play so many different kinds of music -- music of Eastern Europe, of Latin America, of Ireland, Scandinavia, jazz standards, hip hop, you name it. Most of my house concerts feature original music, in a wider context of classical and folkloric music from around the world.

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Ensemble profiles

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  Trio Fadolín

  @triofadolin

  • Instrument: classical, contemporary
  • Location: New York City

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  Duo Sarabande

  @duosarabande

  • Instrument: cello and fadolín duo
  • Location: New York City

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Programs

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  Twin fiddles & unique repertoire!

  • Musician profile: Ljova Zhurbin
  • Composers: Bach, Dvorak, originals, Ethiopian trad.
  • Instruments: violin with loops, acoustic fadolín

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  Enter The Fadolín - new & adopted music

  • Musician profile: Ljova Zhurbin
  • Composers: Bach, Dvorak, Ljova, O'Carolan
  • Instruments: solo fadolín

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Past groupmuses (2)

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  Living room

  From Ukraine to Ethiopia

  Thursday, Oct 26, 2023 7:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Upper West Side
  • Composers: Bach, Dvorak, originals, Ethiopian trad.
  • Instruments: violin with loops, acoustic fadolín
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened 7 months ago

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  Fadolin and violin in Harlem

  Monday, Jul 24, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Central Harlem
  • Composers: Bach, Dvorak, originals, Ethiopian trad.
  • Instruments: violin with loops, acoustic fadolín
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened 10 months ago