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SUMMARY:Percussia album release / discussion at Maple Grove Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:The Queens-based ensemble Percussia (featuring percussionists Ingrid Gordon & Frank Cassara\, harpist Susan Jolles\, flutist Margaret Lancaster and Ljova on fadolín) perform a concert of excerpts from their new album “Murmuration“\, featuring works by Alexis Lamb\, Matthew Welch\, Carlo Nicolau\, Bill Clark\, Dennis Tobenski\, and including Ljova‘s piece “On The Street Where I Live”.  Many of the composers will be on hand to offer insights on their works. \n\n\n\nJoin us – the venue is the Celebration Hall of the Maple Grove Cemetery\, featuring some of the finest acoustics in the borough!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/percussia-album-release-discussion-at-maple-grove-cemetery/
LOCATION:Maple Grove Cemetery – Celebration Hall\, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road\, Queens\, New York\, 11415\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ljova's "Enter The Fadolín" at Columbia University
DESCRIPTION:Ljova brings his solo fadolín project\, “Enter The Fadolín”\, to the ideal venue – the sonorous walls of St. Paul’s Chapel on Columbia University’s main campus. This event is free to the public but requires advance registration for campus admission – see more at the information link below.  \n\n\n\nSee videos from Ljova’s “Enter The Fadolín” project\, here.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/ljovas-enter-the-fadolin-at-columbia-university/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Chapel\, Columbia University\, 1160 Amsterdam Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T190000
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CREATED:20251023T231136Z
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SUMMARY:Romashka at DROM
DESCRIPTION:Romashka returns to DROM to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the NY Gypsy Festival! Romashka\, New York’s own Romani roots ensemble\, infuses Eastern European folk traditions with irresistible dance grooves. Later\, Yallah Yallah takes the night into high gear with an explosive set of Middle Eastern–inspired party anthems.6:30pm – doors open7:00pm – Romashka9:00pm – Yallah Yallah
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/romashka-at-drom-2/
LOCATION:Drom\, 85 Avenue A\, new York\, New York\, 10009\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T195943Z
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SUMMARY:Ljova and the Kontraband reunion in Vermont!
DESCRIPTION:Ljova and the Kontraband make a rare reunion appearance in Burlington VT (first time since 2012!) to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Lost Mural.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/ljova-and-the-kontraband-reunion-in-vermont/
LOCATION:Ohavi Zedek Synagogue\, 188 N Prospect St\, Burlington\, Vermont\, 05401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T213000
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CREATED:20251019T160637Z
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SUMMARY:Ljova's "Enter The Fadolín" at Batch in Austin
DESCRIPTION:Following the world premiere screening of Rena Effendi‘s documentary film “Searching for Satyrus” (with Ljova’s score) at the Austin Film Festival\, Ljova will play a solo fadolín set at Batch\, Austin’s premiere place for craft beer\, kolaches and live music. For more about Ljova’s solo fadolín project\, see here.For information about the screening of “Searching for Satyrus”\, see here.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/ljovas-enter-the-fadolin-at-batch-in-austin/
LOCATION:Batch\, 3220 Manor Road\, Austin\, Texas\, 78723\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T200000
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CREATED:20251019T155818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251019T155829Z
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SUMMARY:Bishop Briggs at Pico-Union Project
DESCRIPTION:Ljova joins the band of Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs for a “Halloween Spooktacular” performance at the Pico-Union Project.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/bishop-briggs-at-pico-union-project/
LOCATION:Pico-Union Project\, 1153 Valencia St\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90015\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T180000
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CREATED:20250817T035309Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Balcony Bar
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum‘s Balcony Bar\, just above the main entrance\, for informal music-making on September 19 and 20– we’ll play two sets between 6 and 8:30pm. This is not a concert — but it’s not background music\, either. It’s what you make of it — sit up close to enjoy the music\, or sit further away and enjoy the ambiance.Free with museum admission — enjoy 2-for-1 drink specials and join us for a set!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-arts-balcony-bar/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Museum of Art – Balcony Bar\, 1000 Fifth Avenue\, New york\, New York\, 10028\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T203000
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CREATED:20250817T035001Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum's Balcony Bar
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum‘s Balcony Bar\, just above the main entrance\, for informal music-making on September 19 and 20– we’ll play two sets between 6 and 8:30pm. This is not a concert — but it’s not background music\, either. It’s what you make of it — sit up close to enjoy the music\, or sit further away and enjoy the ambiance.Free with museum admission — enjoy 2-for-1 drink specials and join us for a set!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-returns-to-the-metropolitan-museums-balcony-bar/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Museum of Art – Balcony Bar\, 1000 Fifth Avenue\, New york\, New York\, 10028\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T200000
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SUMMARY:Simone Baron and Ljova at Barbès
DESCRIPTION:DC-based composer\, accordionist\, pianist and improvisor SIMONE BARON joins the New York-based composer and fadolínist LJOVA for a duo set at Barbès\, focusing on their original music with influences from klezmer to the music of Brazil\, to John Cage and beyond.    \n\n\n\nSIMONE BARON is a polyglot pianist\, accordionist\, improviser and composer whose work engages curiously and charismatically with a broad spectrum of idioms. Educated at Oberlin and joyfully de-educated at festivals and performances across Europe and the Americas\, Simone has won grants\, fellowships and residencies from Chamber Music America\, South Arts\, Maryland State Arts Council\, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities\, the Hambidge Center\, Sacatar Foundation\, iPark\, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\, Strathmore Foundation\, ArtOMI\, UMD\, Avaloch Farm\, the Banff Centre\, and Spectrum Toronto. In 2016 Simone founded Arco Belo\, a diasporic chamber music ensemble. Simone is a Victoria Artist and plays a Poeta XB Accordion\, and is a founding member of the Boulanger Initiative.  \n\n\n\nLJOVA was born 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\, performing with and composing for TRIO FADOLÍN\, as well as a busy career as a violist\, fadolínist & musical arranger. Among recent projects is a film score for the National Geographic\, 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 New York Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, San Francisco Symphony\, Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, tenor Javier Camarena\, conductors Gustavo Dudamel and Alondra de la Parra\, songwriters Ricky Martin\, Natalia Lafourcade and Carlos Vives\, composer/guitarist Gustavo Santaolalla and Osvaldo Golijov. \n\n\n\n$20 suggested 
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/simone-baron-and-ljova-at-barbes/
LOCATION:Barbès\, 376 9th Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11215\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250622T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250622T153000
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín at Queens Library Kew Gardens Hills
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín performs music by Barvinsky\, Goyzman\, Kolessa and others in this free concert at the Kew Gardens Hills branch of the Queens Library.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-at-queens-library-kew-gardens-hills/
LOCATION:Queens Public Library\, Kew Gardens Hills\, 72-33 Vleigh Place\, Flushing\, New York\, 11367\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250508T131943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T131945Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Balcony Bar
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum‘s Balcony Bar\, just above the main entrance\, for informal musicmaking on June 20 and 21– we’ll play three between 6-8:30pm. This is not a concert — but it’s not background music\, either. It’s what you make of it — sit up close to enjoy the music\, or sit further away and enjoy the ambiance.Free with museum admission — enjoy 2-for-1 drink specials and join us for a set!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-returns-to-the-metropolitan-museum-of-arts-balcony-bar-2/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Museum of Art – Balcony Bar\, 1000 Fifth Avenue\, New york\, New York\, 10028\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250508T131040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T131044Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín at Queens Library Forest Hills
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín performs music by Barvinsky\, Goyzman\, Kolessa and others in this free concert at Queens Library’s Forest Hills branch.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-at-queens-library-forest-hills/
LOCATION:Queens Library – Forest Hills\, 108-19 71st Avenue\, Forest Hills\, New York\, 11375\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250418T132805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T131344Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Balcony Bar
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum‘s Balcony Bar\, just above the main entrance\, for some informal musicmaking on June 20 and 21– we’ll play three between 6-8:30pm. This is not a concert — but it’s not background music\, either. It’s what you make of it — sit up close to enjoy the music\, or sit further away and enjoy the ambiance.Free with museum admission — enjoy 2-for-1 drink specials and join us for a set!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-returns-to-the-metropolitan-museum-of-arts-balcony-bar/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Museum of Art – Balcony Bar\, 1000 Fifth Avenue\, New york\, New York\, 10028\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250505T162010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T181630Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín\, featuring Inna Barmash\, at Queens Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín performs with vocalist Inna Barmash at the Kew Gardens Hills branch of the Queens Public Library\, featuring folk songs in Yiddish\, new songs in Russian\, and other selections from the Russian-Jewish diaspora.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-featuring-inna-barmash-at-queens-public-library/
LOCATION:Queens Public Library\, Kew Gardens Hills\, 72-33 Vleigh Place\, Flushing\, New York\, 11367\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250601T145815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250601T145822Z
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SUMMARY:Ljova's "Lower Neighbor" with Contemporaneous
DESCRIPTION:Ljova’s gnarly techno-inspired piece “Lower Neighbor” gets a premiere reading as part of “Open Mic.\, Vol. 2” by the new music ensemble Contemporaneous.  Commissioned and composed in 2007\, “Lower Neighbor” has sat on the shelf of Ljova’s unperformed compositions for nearly 20 years — will it come together? We will find out.  There are 16 other new pieces on the program — the event is free and there will be free food as well!  Join us.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/ljovas-lower-neighbor-with-contemporaneous/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Art Haus\, 24 Marcy Avenue\, New York\, 11211\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250508T132904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T133541Z
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SUMMARY:Paola Prestini's SENSORIUM EX with National Sawdust Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Ljova joins the National Sawdust Ensemble for the world premiere of Paola Prestini and Brenda Shaughnessy‘s opera “Sensorium Ex” at the Common Senses Festival in Omaha\, Nebraska!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/paola-prestinis-sensorium-ex-with-national-sawdust-ensemble/
LOCATION:University of Nebraska Omaha – SAPP Fieldhouse\, 6001 Dodge Street\, Omaha\, Nebraska\, 68182\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250511T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250511T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250505T161151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T225816Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín at Casa Italiana / NYU
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín performs at Casa Italiana at New York University\, featuring flautist Ginevra Petrucci\, clarinettist Kostja Kostić\, and compositions by Ljova\, Federico Maria Sardelli\, J.N. Hummel\, Charles Calomiris\, and Alexander Zhurbin.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-at-casa-italiana-nyu/
LOCATION:Casa Italiana (NYU)\, 24 West 12th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250418T131337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T132127Z
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SUMMARY:Simone Baron and Ljova at Dear Mama
DESCRIPTION:DC-based composer\, accordionist\, pianist and improvisor SIMONE BARON joins the New York-based composer and fadolínist LJOVA for a duo set at Dear Mama Coffee (on Columbia University’s new Manhattanville campus\, a block away from the 1 train on 125th street)\, focusing on their original music with influences from klezmer to the music of Brazil\, to John Cage and beyond.    \n\n\n\nSIMONE BARON is a polyglot pianist\, accordionist\, improviser and composer whose work engages curiously and charismatically with a broad spectrum of idioms. Educated at Oberlin and joyfully de-educated at festivals and performances across Europe and the Americas\, Simone has won grants\, fellowships and residencies from Chamber Music America\, South Arts\, Maryland State Arts Council\, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities\, the Hambidge Center\, Sacatar Foundation\, iPark\, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\, Strathmore Foundation\, ArtOMI\, UMD\, Avaloch Farm\, the Banff Centre\, and Spectrum Toronto. In 2016 Simone founded Arco Belo\, a diasporic chamber music ensemble. Simone is a Victoria Artist and plays a Poeta XB Accordion\, and is a founding member of the Boulanger Initiative. https://simonebaron.com \n\n\n\nLJOVA (Lev Zhurbin) was born 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\, performing with and composing for TRIO FADOLÍN\, as well as a busy career as a violist\, fadolínist & musical arranger. Among recent projects is a film score for the National Geographic\, 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 New York Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, San Francisco Symphony\, Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, tenor Javier Camarena\, conductors Gustavo Dudamel and Alondra de la Parra\, songwriters Ricky Martin\, Natalia Lafourcade and Carlos Vives\, composer/guitarist Gustavo Santaolalla and Osvaldo Golijov. Ljova frequently collaborates with choreographers Aszure Barton\, Damian Woetzel\, Christopher Wheeldon\, Katarzyna Skarpetowska (with Parsons Dance). https://Ljova.com
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/simone-baron-and-ljova-at-dear-mama/
LOCATION:Dear Mama Coffee\, 611 West 129th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250225T170009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T191235Z
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SUMMARY:Romashka at Drom
DESCRIPTION:Ljova joins the party band Romashka for a rare reunion at Drom\, as part of the Balkans to the Middle East Festival! \n\n\n\nRomashka plays Gypsy music from Russia\, Romania\, and beyond. Lithuanian-born singer Inna Barmash fronts a band of multifaceted musicians who bring years of Klezmer\, jazz and rock experience to their Gypsy music journey. \n\n\n\nBased in New York\, the band was born in fits and torrents in the fall of 2003. Roaming from cafes and all-night jams\, to apartment parties and subway stops\, the band quickly catapulted to pulsating clubs and underground parties\, drawing a loyal – and swiftly growing – following from downtown party revelers and outer-borough-dwelling ethnic communities alike. A driving force in the burgeoning New York gypsy and Balkan music scene\, Romashka has held monthly dance parties at the infamous Mehanata (the Bulgarian Bar) and Maia Meyhane\, and has also performed at the legendary Knitting Factory\, the BAM Café\, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and numerous outdoor festivals in the region. \n\n\n\nRomashka plays at 7pm\, followed by Zlatne Uste Band at 9pm. \n\n\n\nAdmission is $20 per set\, or $30 for both sets.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/romashka-at-drom/
LOCATION:Drom\, 85 Avenue A\, new York\, New York\, 10009\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250108T213745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T040923Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín at The Local in Saugerties
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín ventures up the thruway in the early days of spring (we hope it will be springy!) to present their program “From Near and Far”\, in the exquisite new venue\, The Local Center for Arts and Culture. Join us!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-at-the-local-saugerties/
LOCATION:The Local\, 16 John Street\, Saugerties\, New York
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250313T172220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T172223Z
UID:4994-1743534000-1743537600@www.ljova.com
SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín at St. Paul's Chapel\, Columbia University
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín presents a concert of music by Yehiel Goyzman\, Dmitry Yanov-Yanovsky\, Alexander Zhurbin and Ljova\, as well as folk music from Central Asia\, at Columbia University’s majestic St. Paul’s Chapel.  Admission is free\, but\, due to the ongoing security situation on campus\, advance registration is required — you must be pre-registered by March 31\, 11am. Registration will only take a minute.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-at-st-pauls-chapel-columbia-university/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Chapel\, Columbia University\, 1160 Amsterdam Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250208T232105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250208T232110Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín at Concerts by The Pond
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín performs as part of the innovative “Concerts by the Pond” series in beautiful St. John’s Church on Long Island. Join us! (Rescheduled from February 9.)
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-at-concerts-by-the-pond/
LOCATION:St. John’s Church\, 1670 Rt. 25a.\, Cold Spring Harbor\, New York\, 11724\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250227T201359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T201403Z
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SUMMARY:International Women of Mystery Show at Barbès
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day with a dose of mystery!  Join an ensemble of intrepid New York musicians – Romanian-born vocalist Sanda Weigl\, Lithuanian-born vocalist Inna Barmash\, Japanese-born accordionist and pianist Shoko Nagai\, and fadolínist Ljova for a globe-trotting set in a  panoply of languages\, celebrating love\, tragedy\, and humor. \n\n\n\nSANDA WEIGLSanda Weigl first heard Gypsy music as a young girl outside the police station across the street from her home\, where Gypsy families would camp\, sometimes for days\, awaiting the release of loved ones. Though Weigl herself is not Roma\, her life has been similarly nomadic. In the early sixties\, exiled with her family from Romania\, she settled in East Berlin and studied theatre and singing with her aunt\, Helene Weigel\, Bertolt Brecht’s widow. She later joined a state-sanctioned rock band called Team 4 (the group included a future East German deputy minister of culture). She was eventually expelled from East Germany and moved to West Berlin\, where she worked in the theatre with Robert Wilson\, among others. In the early nineties\, with Wilson’s encouragement\, Weigl relocated to New York and began performing Gypsy songs around town with an assortment of excellent downtown musicians.  \n\n\n\nINNA BARMASH \n\n\n\nInna first started singing in Yiddish back in her home city of Vilnius\, Lithuania as a child in the late 80s. After immigrating to the US with her family in 1991\, Inna has continued singing in Yiddish\, Russian and other languages with numerous klezmer and folk groups in the NY area. She is the vocalist of the chamber folk band Ljova & the Kontraband and co-leads the gypsy dance party band Romashka. \n\n\n\nSHOKO NAGAI: \n\n\n\nShoko Nagai is a versatile musical artist who improvises and performs with world-renowned musicians on piano and accordion and composes original scores for films and live performances. As a teenager in her native Japan\, Nagai was trained on Yamaha’s electronic organ\, the “Electone\,” to perform popular music. Since moving to the U.S. from Japan and studying classical\, jazz music\, and compositions at Berklee\, she has adapted her mastery of the keyboard to prepared piano\, accordions\, and other keyboard instruments\, often inspired by the minimalist approach of composer Toru Takemitsu. Whether she is performing Klezmer\, Balkan or experimental music\, Nagai is a charismatic presence onstage\, who hypnotizes audiences with her intense focus and virtuoso sound. \n\n\n\nLJOVA: \n\n\n\nLJOVA (Lev Zhurbin) 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\, performing with and composing for TRIO FADOLÍN\, as well as a busy career as a 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 New York Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, San Francisco Symphony\, Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, tenor Javier Camarena\, conductors Gustavo Dudamel and Alondra de la Parra\, songwriters Ricky Martin\, Natalia Lafourcade and Carlos Vives\, composer/guitarist Gustavo Santaolalla and Osvaldo Golijov. Ljova frequently collaborates with choreographers Aszure Barton\, Damian Woetzel\, Christopher Wheeldon\, Katarzyna Skarpetowska (with Parsons Dance). \n\n\n\nRECORDINGS BY SANDA WEIGL on BARBES RECORDS: \n\n\n\nAUDIO: https://barbes.bandcamp.com/album/gypsy-in-a-tree \n\n\n\nVIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jiovraWlc4 \n\n\n\nRECORDING OF INNA’S ‘YIDDISH LULLABIES & LOVE SONGS PROJECT’: \n\n\n\nAUDIO: https://innabarmash.bandcamp.com/album/yiddish-lullabies-love-songs \n\n\n\nVIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc5FGo415o8&list=PLbIPvwt2YdFnnV4tm8lPvrO3SFADI1bFG \n\n\n\n$20 suggested \n\n\n\nBuy tickets now online or in person that day
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/international-women-of-mystery-show-at-barbes/
LOCATION:Barbès\, 376 9th Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11215\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250209T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250209T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250109T140750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T140754Z
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SUMMARY:Tamar Sagiv and Ljova at Barbès
DESCRIPTION:Ljova joins cellist Tamar Sagiv for an evening of solos and duos at Brooklyn’s finest back room.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/tamar-sagiv-and-ljova-at-barbes/
LOCATION:Barbès\, 376 9th Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11215\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250108T213745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T041352Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín performs at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church / Saint Andrew Music Society series.. Our program will  feature a work by Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks inspired by the writings of Teresa de Avila\, his “Castillo Interior”; as well as works by Ukrainian composer Vasyl Barvinsky and Uzbekistan-based composer Dmitry Yanov-Yanovsky.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-at-madison-avenue-presbyterian-church-st-andrew-music-society/
LOCATION:Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church\, 921 Madison Avenue (at 73rd Street)\, New York\, New York\, 10021\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250125T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250108T213745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T042624Z
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SUMMARY:Mireia Clua and Ljova: Two Sides of a Fadolín - at Barbès
DESCRIPTION:What’s better than one fadolín — two fadolíns! For the first time at a show together\, come witness “Mireia Clua and Ljova — Two Sides of a Fadolín” — this performance will bring together two sides of the fadolín\, the unique 6-stringed instrument that encompasses the range of a violin\, viola\, and most of the cello. Ljova will perform compositions from his ongoing project “Enter the Fadolín”\, and Mireia Clua will perform pieces from her new project “The Future of the Rocks”\, featuring the fadolín and looper. A unique opportunity to hear two sides of a fadolín\, together for the first time.
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/mireia-clua-and-ljova-two-sides-of-a-fadolin-at-barbes/
LOCATION:Barbès\, 376 9th Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11215\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250118T000000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250108T213745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T042329Z
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SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín at the Metropolitan Museum's Balcony Bar
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum‘s Balcony Bar (just above the main entrance) for some informal musicmaking on January 17 and 18 — we’ll play three between 6-8:30pm. This is not a concert — but it’s not background music\, either. It’s what you make of it — sit up close to enjoy the music\, or sit further away and enjoy the ambiance.Free with museum admission — enjoy 2-for-1 drink specials and join us for a set!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-4/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Museum of Art – Balcony Bar\, 1000 Fifth Avenue\, New york\, New York\, 10028\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250111T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250108T213748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T041803Z
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SUMMARY:Yiddish Songs of Love and Loss with Inna Barmash\, Shoko Nagai and Ljova
DESCRIPTION:Ljova joins Inna Barmash’s project “Yiddish Lullabies and Love Songs” in the intimate backroom of Barbès\, in Park Slope\, featuring Inna Barmash (vocals)\, Shoko Nagai (accordion and piano)\, and Ljova (fadolín).
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/inna-barmash-yiddish-songs-of-love-and-loss-ljova-shoko-nagai/
LOCATION:Barbès\, 376 9th Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11215\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250108T213748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T040001Z
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SUMMARY:Romashka
DESCRIPTION:Ljova joins the inextinguishable party band Romashka for a night of old favorites\, featuring vocalist Inna Barmash\, special guest trumpeter Frank London\,  violinist Jake Shulman-Ment\, clarinettist Jeff Perlman\, accordionist Shoko Nagai\, guitarist Jay Vilnai\, tubist Ron Caswell and drummer Satoshi Takeishi.  For a good time\, go to a Romashka show!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/romashka/
LOCATION:NY
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T105225
CREATED:20250108T213749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T040013Z
UID:4639-1733513400-1733513400@www.ljova.com
SUMMARY:Trio Fadolín
DESCRIPTION:Trio Fadolín makes its Vermont debut at the University of Vermont’s Lane Series in Burlington!  Join us!
URL:https://www.ljova.com/event/trio-fadolin-5/
LOCATION:NY
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