The Gift of Music -- a case for physical media

When the original iPod was released, a friend and I would sit for hours...

in memoriam Ada Zhurbin

My dear beautiful grandmother died this morning in Israel, having turned 92 in December....

very young people's magic

In today's world, Facebook constantly asks me about what I like  -- do I...

Excuses, Excuses (Solutions, Solutions?)

When I was a student, going to shows (concerts, screenings, happenings) was easy -...

in praise of Bandcamp

  I really wanted to release this album on vinyl. Still do. But when...

Listen to my new album, "Melting River"

I am thrilled to release a new album -- my best album so far,...

Stop calling it Classical - get a Genrectomy

Previously on the Genrectomy Chronicles, read: "Kind Of" Dear Ljova: You're one who is...

Ljova.com redesigned

Dear Friends, Welcome to a revised version of Ljova.com! After years of dancing around...

Cycling Fiddles

Ljova biking on the Hudson River Greenway, 14F outside A few weeks ago, I...

Throw you for a loop?

Play this Soundcloud file for an excerpt of me trying to get something going...

Selling Out (second-guessing the audience)

Save Sibelius

Dear Avid, My name is Lev Zhurbin, and I am a New York-based composer...

Ljova's "Plume" in video for La Perla

Ljova's track "Plume", from Vjola: World on Four Strings, has just been used in...

"kind of"

The composer Nico Muhly has recently written a blog post broadly discussing genre, which...

how Z100 ruined my life

Age is just a number, and you’re only as old as you feel.  Though...

talking my way out of a Whole Foods paper bag

Dear Whole Foods, My name is Lev Zhurbin, and I'm a dad of two...