January 2014 update
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! My apologies for not writing sooner - the...
a long overdue Ljova and the Kontraband post-tour update
Several months ago, my ensemble Ljova and the Kontraband ran a Kickstarter campaign to...
Reverse genrectomy
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a post suggesting that genre labels...
Joy & Madness: Three Weeks in the Life of Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin (a diary for the Journal of the American Viola Society)
Earlier this spring, I was asked by the Journal of the American Viola Society...
midsummer update
Dear Friends, First off, an invite to a singular show you don't want to...
What we're doing to the "Rite of Spring"
What is this thing called Rite? Do you know your Rites? Rite on, spring...
Ljova and the Kontraband are going to WOMEX
Ljova and the Kontraband at Joe's Pub - photo by Pete Matthews / FeastofMusic.com...
Interview about Lullaby and Memory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJsd9j9pChs Ljova as interviewed by Jeffrey James, originally published on InternationalComposers.com in 2013. Republished...
Quitting Facebook - one month later
Ljova quitting Facebook If you ever try to quit Facebook, you'll head to...
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...