live performance by Ljova and the Kontraband from the National Public Radio’s fabled Tiny Desk Concert series
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Aszure Barton – Awáa trailer
A trailer for Aszure Barton’s evening-length ballet, “Awáa”, featuring music by Ljova
Cupcake
The most delicious film Ljova’s ever scored, feat. Ljova and the Kontraband
Plume
Ljova’s “Plume”, in an ad for La Perla. Video directed by Mary Rozzi Featuring Samantha…
Ljova – Only Love
An animated short film by emerging 20 year old animation director, Lev Polyakov.
Aszure Barton – Busk Trailer
music: “Less” by Ljova, from the album Mnemosyne.buy the track here:
SIGNAL STRENGTH
11 musicians, 9 subway platforms, 1 conductor, 1 song – over wifi.
Ljova and the Kontraband – Mnemosyne
A tango-influenced setting of a hundred year-old poem by Trumbull Stickney
Yo-Yo Ma / Silk Road Ensemble – “Rustem” (Taraf de Haiidouks / arr. Ljova)
Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
Kronos Quartet / arr. Ljova – Oh Mother, The Handsome Man Tortures Me
Kronos performs Ljova’s arrangement of an Iraqi song, live at The Barbican
Ljova: Current
Watch Ljova’s orchestral piece “Current” with the Portland Youth Philharmonic and David Hattner
Ljova and the Kontraband EPK, with a foreword by Osvaldo Golijov
video by apoyando
Ljova and the Kontraband live at WOMEX 2013 Cardiff – By The Campfire (Na Kostre)
an original song by Ljova with from a translation by his grandfather Lev Ginzburg
The Knights perform Piazzolla’s Libertango (arr. Ljova)
The Knights performing Ljova’s arrangement of Piazzolla’s seminal “Libertango” live on WQXR
Zhurbin Family – Life is Like a Horse
Live from Moscow, this video features Ljova’s parents singing their hit song, with Ljova, pregnant…
“I Have Wandered The Countryside” (fom “Niña Dance”)
featuring Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, lyrics by Marjorie Agosín
Brooklyn Rider – Budget Bulgar
Brooklyn Rider performs Ljova’s “Budget Bulgar”, live at Joe’s Pub
War Then Peace (from “Lost in Kino”)
musical montage from the film “Black Lamb” by Roman Khrushch; music performed by Romashka
Russian Winterland (from “Lost in Kino”)
music by Ljova, featuring vocal by Inna Barmash; footage by Joseph-Louis Mundwiller from “Moscou sous…