fadolín

This Friday – Music of Alexander Zhurbin at Bargemusic

this Friday at 7pm, join me at Bargemusic for a concert of music by my dad, composer Alexander Zhurbin!

Trio Fadolín at Bulgarian Concert Evenings, November 8 2023

NEXT UP: Trio Fadolín performs at the Bulgarian Consulate General in New York, as part of the Bulgarian Concert Evenings series. The program includes works by Vasyl Barvinsky, Andrea Casarrubios, Ljova, Tsvetomir Petkov, Alfred Schnittke. Join us!

Are you looking for a world premiere? Step right up!

In my composing work, I feel incredibly fortunate to have had most of the pieces I’ve composed performed at least once. This is a post about the opposite — pieces I’ve composed that haven’t (yet) been performed. A playlist of score videos awaits.

Checkpoint 45

In the winter of 1977-1978, my parents, composer Alexander Zhurbin and poet Irena Ginzburg embarked on an ambitious collaborative project, the ramifications of which are still unknown, the effects of which are still compounding in front of our eyes. After an initial incubation period….

Shtetl Portrait

“Shtetl Portrait” was the first piece that came out of this beautiful fadolín, at the house of its maker, Alexander Tulchinsky, in Connecticut, in early February of 2022. I often play “Shtetl Portrait” as a warmup while practicing. It’s quiet and tender, and takes advantage of the fadolín range in a non-flashy way. I hope that you’ll enjoy it, too!