I didn’t like practicing music, but my mom said one day I’d be “Grateful” – that day came nearly 20 years ago..
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Ljova’s tenth album – Solo Opus
A long post about my tenth album “SoLò Ópus”, out January 2019
Interview with Lincoln Center’s “Score”
Originally published in “Score”, by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, on December 10 2018,…
Joy & Madness: Three Weeks in the Life of Lev ‘Ljova’ Zhurbin (a diary for the Journal of the American Viola Society)
for several uniquely varied weeks in April-May 2013, Ljova kept a diary at the request of the Journal of the American Viola Society. Read the article.
Listen to my new album, “Melting River”
Ljova’s notes on the release of his new album, “Melting River”, which was just released.
the viola teacher in my life
An appreciation of a recital by my teacher, violist Samuel Rhodes.
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In January 2008, Ljova acquired a new 6-string acoustic instrument, built by Eric Aceto. It…
Ljova’s interactive BABY naming.
What in the horror world is this? — Why, it’s a picture of my brand…
Bashmet at Carnegie
[FOREWORD: Out of respect for fellow artists and professional critics, I try to avoid opining…