“I think what the world needs is a “Hallelujah” transcription for solo viola”, said my dear old friend Pemi, a great violist in Montreal. I couldn’t agree more.
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For Frank London (Frank’s Hora)
A birthday appreciation for trumpeter and composer Frank London, with a world premiere video of Ljova’s composition “Frank’s Hora”
New video premiere: For Mothers
Watch the premiere performance of Ljova’s “For Mothers”, featuring violist Hannah Rose Nicholas and cellist Alexander Hersh.
Free Trio Fadolín performance at PAC NYC on December 22
Trio Fadolín is excited to return to the brand new PAC NYC (Perelman Performing Arts Center) on Friday December 22nd for a free performance on the Vartan and Clare Gregorian Stage, 5:45-6:30pm, as part of Park Avenue Artists’ Spotlight series. Join us for our final performance of the year!
Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Petrie Court this Friday and Saturday
Trio Fadolín returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Petrie Court this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16! Free with museum admission.
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!
All of the questions about the fadolín, answered
Foreword: I’m increasingly cautious about text on the internet — but with little literature about…
Trio Fadolín in Times Square / Carnegie Hall Citywide
A photo report on Trio Fadolín’s performance in Times Square as part of Carnegie Hall Citywide.